The current Minister of Labor Élisabeth Borne provided certain details on Monday on the pension reform carried out by Emmanuel Macron.
A sensitive subject for the French, pension reform has largely interfered in the debates of this presidential campaign, opposing the different visions of Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.
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Invited to BFMTV on Monday, Élisabeth Borne, Minister of Labor and supporter of the candidate of La République en Marche (LaREM), came to defend the pension reform carried out by Emmanuel Macron. This is one of the flagship proposals of the president-candidate but also one of the most divisive. In his program is indeed the gradual decline in the legal age of retirement to 65 years, against 62 years today. “I’m ready to chat.” all the same wanted to qualify Emmanuel Macron last week. A controversial measure for which he said he was open to a referendum.
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The current Minister of Labor provided some new details on Monday morning, assuring that “physical but also psychological professional wear and tearwill be taken into account. “Obviously, we take into account the situation of those who started working early, long careers who will always benefit from an early departure, those who have had difficult jobs. And it is necessary to consult with employers’ organizations and trade unions to look at the professions in which there may be physical but also psychological professional wear and tear. For example when you are a teacher, you have to take this into accountsaid Elisabeth Borne.
«We must also allow those who wish to be able to change jobs… We must arrange the end of a career. All this must be discussed“, she added.
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A point on which the two candidates should strongly exchange this Wednesday during the debate between the two rounds. Indeed, Marine Le Pen said a few days ago that “retirement at 65, for certain professions, is inhuman.The candidate of the National Rally (RN) undertakes to maintain the legal age at 62 years maximum, but wishes to create a more favorable regime for those who entered working life very young.