“Social Conference”, referendum… What Macron wrote to party leaders

2023-09-07 08:19:29

President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the holding of a “social conference” devoted to low wages in October, in his letter to party leaders, a copy of which AFP obtained on Thursday, September 7.

“In accordance with the rules of social dialogue, this social conference which will be held in October 2023 between the social partners will be opened by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Labor”, assures the Head of State in this letter, specifying that there will be “question of the branches where the remuneration is lower than the minimum wage” and of “the evolution of wages and incomes”.

Extension of the referendum

Emmanuel Macron will make a proposal “in the coming weeks” to party leaders on an enlargement or a simplified recourse to the referendum, he wrote in his letter to party leaders, a copy of which AFP obtained on Thursday.

While acknowledging that the discussion on August 30 in Saint-Denis “did not bring about a consensus”, Emmanuel Macron, who suggests that political leaders meet again “in the fall”, intends to “make a proposal on this subject in the coming weeks which will allow us to continue our exchange which I hope will be conclusive at our next meeting”.