“On this occasion, I will present to the trade unions and employers’ organizations the timetable, the method and the objectives of the reform”, specified the Minister of Labour.
The new round of consultations around the pension reform, announced last week by the government, will be launched early Wednesday afternoon, Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt told AFP on Monday. “As indicated by the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, I will receive the social partners to open the consultations relating to the pension reform. This first consultation meeting will be held on Wednesday October 5 at 2:30 p.m.“said Olivier Dussopt. “On this occasion, I will present to trade unions and employers’ organizations the timetable, method and objectives of the reform, with a view to a bill being adopted by the end of winter 2023.“, he added.
A bill that will have to be adopted “before the end of winter”
The organizations that were invited to the Ministry of Labor for this meeting in the Accords room are the Medef, the CPME and the U2P on the employers’ side, as well as the trade unions CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, UNSA, FSU, and FNSEA.
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Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne had indicated on Thursday that such a consultation would begin “from next week“with the social partners, with a view to a bill which will have to be adopted”before the end of winter“, allowing entry into force in the summer of 2023 of a reform providing for the “progressive postponement of the retirement age by four months per year, culminating in 65 years in 2031“.
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