The industry provides 900,000 hires
Good news: industry recruits even in this difficult year. This year, there should be about 50,000 recruits. The dual is scheduled for next year and years to follow. "Look, there is no new jobs, warned Frederic Saint Geours, president of L'Union des Industries et M?tiers de la M?tallurgie (UIMM), but the renewal of generations."
Bad news: the industry has difficulty recruiting. To attract young, the UIMM launches communication campaign entitled "It is done by performing." Meanwhile, the UIMM put in place a mechanism to facilitate contracts and apprenticeship. Large companies are better equipped than small to provide training. Or, are smaller companies that have the greatest needs "summarizes Frederic Saint-Geours.The board therefore UIMM on a course of learning that take place in a large company with prospects of employment with a subcontractor or other entity of the same pool of jobs.
Financial support for industrial
The UIMM has also set up three funds, with respectively 10, 20 and 50 million euros and are for financial
– Innovation in the industry,
– Employment in industry
– SME development.
This may include funds allocated equity loans to companies that are struggling to complete financing for investments or developments.
The UIMM represents 45,000 businesses employing 1.8 million employees. "There is no strong economy without strong industry," said Frederic Saint-Geours.85% of R & D expenditures in France are in industry, 75% of researchers and developers working for industry and 85% of French exports are products made from industry.
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