Within a government clearly leaning to the right, she is one of the few personalities who displays a social democratic sensibility. A former member of the Socialist Party and former Macronist, the new Minister of Labour, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, tried to make her mark – cautiously – on Monday 23 September, at the handover ceremony with her predecessor Catherine Vautrin, now Minister of Labour. Alliance with Territories and Decentralisation.
To express her uniqueness without offending anyone, the former member of parliament from Paris first praised the character. ” essential “ of the “efforts” agreed since “seven years” to achieve full employment. This ” battle “ will continue, said Mme Panosyan-Bouvet, but she “it should not be the only priority”because that would be misinterpreting the “individual and subjective reality” of work, according to the minister. These statements confirm the position he already had when he occupied the seats of the National Assembly, from June 2022 until today: wanting to pay more attention to the daily life of employees when they are in their jobs, he thinks that the unemployment figures, even if they improve, are not enough to fight against the extreme right. “Work is a place to build self-esteem and social ties. It is the means to a dignified and decent life”he stressed.
METROme Panosyan-Bouvet also distinguished herself by expressing the desire “embodying a change of method” as regards intermediary bodies, which have been mistreated since Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017. “I believe in social democracy and in the legitimacy of civil society and social partners”He assured. And to add: “The ties have sometimes weakened in recent years. I will work to restore and consolidate them.” For her, “commitment is not commitment”. A brief sentence almost identical to that pronounced by Laurent Berger, former secretary general of the CFDT, in an interview with the weekly the 1stdated September 4. The Minister of Labor thus uses phraseology that will probably sound pleasant to the ears of union leaders, particularly those who present themselves as “reformists.”
“Constructive relationships”
Without going into details, M.me Panosyan-Bouvet outlined her roadmap for the coming weeks. First objective: work “must pay”. “The minimum wage can be an entry-level salary for working life, but it should not be a lifetime salary”he added.
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