Olivier Besancenot, guest of the 20 Hours, proposes “to all work much less”

“Philippe Poutou, President of the Republic, he would grant the right to self-determination [de la Corse]”, indicates Olivier Besancenot, of the New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA), on the set of 20 Hours, Tuesday March 29. The NPA candidate, Philippe Poutou, had indicated that the French state was a “colonial state”which denies people fundamental rights.

Among his measures, Philippe Poutou proposes a law prohibiting layoffs in companies that make profits. “We think it’s up to the bigger companies to pay for the smaller ones”, says Olivier Besancenot, who wants to create a new branch of social security. Philippe Poutou also wants to reduce working time. “We propose that everyone work much less so that everyone has a job (…). If we shared the working time, that would be 30 hours of work”says Olivier Besancenot.