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TRUE OR FALSE. Will France need 3.9 million foreign workers by 2050?
TRUE OR FALSE. Will France need 3.9 million foreign workers by 2050? – (France 2)
France would have a massive need for foreign workers in the coming years, said Patrick Martin, president of Medef, on December 19 on Radio Classique. True or false ?
Will France need 3.9 million foreign workers by 2050, as Patrick Martin, the president of Medef, said on December 19 on Radio Classique? Yes, according to a study by the Center for Global Development, an economic circle based in the United States. The study, through a demographic projection, arrives at a drop in the birth rate in France. It is on these figures that Patrick Martin bases himself. No other study this large has been carried out.
Sectors in tension
The lack of labor in certain areas is often singled out in France and in industry. According to the Minister of Industry, Roland Lescure,”in the next ten years, there will be a shortage [des travailleurs] between 100,000 and 200,000, which will undoubtedly have to be found elsewhere.” If the figures from the study cited by Patrick Martin are therefore true, the forecasts may evolve, particularly with the robotization of tasks, note researchers.
