Unemployment insurance reform: Laurent Berger denounces an “ineffective” project

Monday, September 12, the secretary general of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, is the guest of “4 Truths” on France 2. First of all, he returns to the reform of unemployment insurance desired by the government, which he considers “ineffective”. “All the studies show that there is no effectiveness in reducing unemployment benefits, whether in time or in amount, to encourage a return to work”he adds. “If we want to help job seekers return to work, we need training logics”believes Laurent Berger.

“We make believe that there would be people who would be profiteers. It’s not more this reality”says the secretary general of the CFDT. “Let’s stop stigmatizing the unemployed”he adds. “To finance our needs for public services and public action, there is another lever called taxation”continues Laurent Berger, asked about the pension reform planned by the government.