French industry will need “100,000 to 200,000” foreigners “within ten years”, estimates the Minister of Industry Roland Lescure

French industry will need “100,000 to 200,000” foreigners “within the next ten years”estimated Saturday November 25 on franceinfo the Minister of Industry Roland Lescure, calling for “reasoned and reasonable immigration”.

“We will have 1.3 million jobs to fill in the industry in the next ten years”explained the minister, while at the same time “there are 800,000 to 900,000 people who will retire”. “We will undoubtedly have to resort to immigration. We will have to pull out all the stops so that the French nation is once again an industrial, ecological and sovereign nation”he said.

“In the next ten years, there are particular talents that will be missed,” said Roland Lescure, citing in particular the professions of “welder” or “metalworker”.

“If we manage to train 800,000 to 900,000 young people, it will be exceptional. There will still be a shortage of 100,000 to 200,000 who will undoubtedly have to be found elsewhere.”

Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate for Industry

at franceinfo

“100,000 to 200,000 foreigners is not the big replacement, it is not a tsunamiassured the minister. I’m not saying that we’re going to have to open the floodgates to economic immigration.”. Finally, regarding the immigration bill which will arrive this Monday in the National Assembly, the Minister of Industry said “trust the Minister of the Interior” to vote on this text: “I think we’ll get there.”.