Presidential: Medef, maligned, presents its “exciting” vision for France – Le Point

The Medef on Tuesday gave the kickoff of its contribution to the debate for the presidential election, presenting his vision that he wants “exciting” for the coming years in France, in a context of social unrest and increased mistrust vis-à-vis employers.

“We arrived at a time when we must, and twelve months of a presidential election, re-explain a project for France, an exciting ambition for conquering the country, “told reporters the president of the employers’ organization Pierre Gattaz.

” This is evident, France goes wrong, people castagnent, parade, there’s more vision, people have more hope in France, “he said.

” we must restore this hope because we are a great country, we have tremendous assets ” has he said, preaching the strengthening of self-esteem as a method Coue against the practice of self-denigration in French.

based on the particular consultation 20,000 business leaders and the reflections of 80 working groups in areas, Medef has published a book entitled “the world is changing, and France?”, enumerating the seven challenges according to him – globalization, Europe, sustainability, dies future, digital, entrepreneurship and development of men and women

He also list the principles of action to achieve it. “rest the question of meaning and values”, try method the “bottom-up” – which consists from bottom to find solutions -., “team player” and spread the “spirit of entrepreneurship”

the employers’ organization also prepares reform proposals at the candidates who will be announced in December

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“We have to re-explain the transformation of the world, the world is accelerating, changes are accelerating,” pleaded Mr. Gattaz, ruling that would allow the French to “accept fundamental reforms that it must be done “and claiming that the company is” the vector of the fundamental change in the country. “

But while the Medef is the target of much criticism, particularly its role in the failure of trading on unemployment insurance and a background of revolt against the bill work, this initiative is it not doomed to failure?

“Today, in the current context, that we accept the Medef, are the statements to the ax on unions, excessive language of Mr. Gattaz,” said Bernard Vivier, director of the higher Institute of Labour, also under a “real discomfort inside” of the organization.

“There is a major social crisis in France today events. it takes repositiver all this, we need to get together for a project, “said Mr. Gattaz, defending also to have been behind the fiasco of trading Unédic.

“either we go (Medef, Ed) for grumpy horrible, frightful whiners saying + that’s terrible what happens to us + or we repositive all,” he stressed, citing “bills that induce more complexity and cost” for companies.

Wanting to dispel the image of the employers ‘organization with a part of the public, Mr. Gattaz s’ says “against the ultra-financialization and ultra-liberalism”, and suggested that his organization could on certain aspects “question themselves.”

“the code (good corporate governance) AFEP-MEDEF can evolve, over a sense, to values, “he has said.

to share this vision” positive “, Medef is organizing Wednesday to economic, social and environmental (Cese) a day of debates and workshops with business leaders, personalities of various edges or teachers and researchers.

06/21/2016 6:35:56 p.m. – Paris (AFP) – AFP © 2016