Elisabeth Borne, the minister of labor France receives its 26 European counterparts today in Bordeaux within the framework of an informal meeting around employment, health, consumers. But above all a central subject “the impact of ecological and digital transitions on work“explains the Minister. Europe must support employees in the face of the changes implied by artificial intelligence.
France wants to impose a minimum wage in each European country as part of its presidency. A challenge not to relocate certain activities to countries where labor is cheaper.
Employment and the health crisis in Gironde
In Gironde, the unemployment rate is at 7.4%, lower than before the health crisis. A growth also in apprenticeship contracts, since we go from 7,000 in 2017 to 20,000 in 2021, in the department.