The impact of unemployment on people and their relatives : improving prevention and support

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The impact of unemployment on people and their relatives : improving prevention and support
Type of text :
Opinion and report
Type of referral :
Own initiative
Working group :
Section for Social Affairs and Health
Date d'adoption
Date adopted : 05/10/2016
Rapporteur(s) :
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Jacqueline FARACHE
CGT Group
    Overview
    Présentation
     
    Although unemployment is now a widespread phenomenon, (3.6 million jobseekers in 2015 – Pôle emploi, the national public employment service), we still do not know enough about the traumatic impact it has, its social consequences and effects on relatives. For the ESEC, public policies  especially those focusing on health - need to provide better support for people while they are out of work. Beyond that, society as a whole needs to be encouraged to change its perspective of jobseekers.
     
    Unemployment is the number one concern among French people. The 2008 economic crisis has exacerbated a situation which now affects 10.6% of the labour force. These days it has become harder to find another job and the average length of time spent unemployed is now 1 year and four months (as at end 2015). More worrying still is that some categories such as low-skilled persons, young people, women, seniors and disabled people find it particularly difficult to enter the workplace with 5.4 million people flitting between unemployment and precarious employment.