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Clip: French Presidential Candidates Debate

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May 2, 2007

Clip: French Presidential Candidates Debate

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00:00:00 ISSUE OF THE 35 HOUR WORKWEEK.
00:00:03 OF COURSE THIS IS NOT BEHIND ALL THE EVILS OF THE WORLD.
00:00:08 WHERE IS NOT GOING TO COME BACK AND DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF THE 35 HOUR WORKWEEK.
00:00:15 THERE ARE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES.
00:00:17 I HAVE ASKED OTHER PEOPLE, BUSINESS LEADERS IF THEY THINK WE SHOULD DO AWAY WITH THE 35 HOUR WORKWEEK.
00:00:26 THEY SAY NO.
00:00:27 THESE LAWS HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO A UNIFORM OF THE MANNER.
00:00:32 SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHETHER IT WORKS AND WE NEED TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN BE MADE WIDESPREAD AND IN WHAT SECTORS, WHAT INDUSTRIES.
00:00:40 WE WILL DO THIS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BUSINESS WORLD.
00:00:44 WE WILL BE IN DIALOGUE WITH BUSINESS LEADERS.
00:00:47 I HAVE MET WITH A LOT OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, I HAVE MET WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT ANY SIGNIFICANT REFORMS TO CIVIL SERVICE WOULD BE REFORMS TO SOCIAL DEMOCRACY AND WE NEED TO HAVE HIGHER RATE FOR UNIONS BECAUSE ONLY 8% OF OUR WORKERS BELONG TO LABOR UNIONS WHEREAS IN NORTHERN EUROPE, 40% OF THEIR EMPLOYEES BELONG TO LABOR UNIONS.
00:01:17 SO THERE IS GREATER SOCIAL DIALOGUE, MORE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE, MORE SOCIAL COMPROMISES.
00:01:24 LET ME FINISH ON A 35 HOUR WORKWEEK.
00:01:31 >> IT IS FORBIDDEN TO DAY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, YES OR NO.
00:01:35 SPEAK WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT OUR PART IS WITH THE BUSINESS WORLD, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFICULTIES WITH LABOR UNIONS AND, AND THEY HAVE AN EMINENT RESPONSIBILITY.
00:01:50 BECKON NO LONGER BE ANY MORE LAWS IMPOSED IN THE FIELD OF LABOR RELATIONS UNLESS THERE IS A DIALOGUE BETWEEN COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT.
00:01:58 WE NEED TO ALSO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDING TO GENERALIZE THE RIGHT TO WORK AND MIGHT VERY