Marylise Léon in Paris, September 24, 2024. (AFP / THOMAS SAMSON)
“Many ongoing restructurings take other, less visible forms: collective contractual ruptures, voluntary departure plans, individual departures, particularly in small companies, etc.,” alarms the general secretary of the CFDT, Marylise Léon, at World this Monday, November 18.
“The concern” is “great”. The proliferation of announcements of social plans, notably at Auchan and Michelin, is not
only a “tip of the iceberg”,
alerts the general secretary of the CFDT, Marylise Léon, in an interview with
Monde
published this Monday, November 18.
“We are obviously concerned about the
workforce reduction announcements
and difficulties in certain sectors”, she underlines. But, she continues, the social plans “are only the tip of the iceberg.”
“Many ongoing restructurings take other forms,
less visible: collective contractual terminations, voluntary departure plans, individual departures, particularly in small companies, etc.”, she adds.
The “concern” for the coming months is “great”,
given these job losses “which occur off the radar screen”.
In this context, the government “must not only ensure that affected employees are well supported individually” but must put in place
“a heavy reconversion mechanism
allowing us to quickly switch from one profession to another and to cope with all the transformations in our economy.” As for employers, continues Marylise Léon, “they have
an effort at transparency
to do by proving that they have done everything possible to avoid layoffs” and those who have benefited from aid from the community “must also make public what they have received”.
She calls for a “public finance conference”
Asked about the
“Social VAT”
recommended by Medef – an increase of one point coupled with a reduction in social contributions – the general secretary of the CFDT believes that this would amount to
“penalize purchasing power
while risking weakening the financing of our social protection system.” “While many French people have difficulty making ends meet,
This is not a solution!
As usual, everyone goes their own way,” she denounces, calling for a
“public finance conference
which would finally allow everything to be put on the table.
Concerning the draft agreement concluded last week on unemployment insurance on which the CFDT will make its final decision on Thursday, Marylise Léon believes that it constitutes
a step forward for employees and job seekers.
“I am completely clear about the fact that the agreement generates savings, that efforts are required” but “the compass of our organization was that they be
fair and best distributed
depending on job seekers, and that employers take their responsibility,” she adds.
