Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, Minister of Labor: "We must stop seeing retirees as a homogeneous group; the effort will only be fair if it is shared by all."

Conclave Interview on pensions, social security funding, working conditions during periods of extreme heat... The Minister of Labor and Employment returns to the hot topics of the summer and the start of the school year.

Interview by Agathe Ranc

Published on July 12, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, Minister of Labor and Employment, at the National Assembly, March 18, 2025. NICOLAS MESSYASZ/SIPA

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Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet: It's a missed opportunity, but it's not a failure. Regarding the method, giving back control to the social partners with an expert tasked with supporting them, Jean-Jacques Marette, in a neutral location was an unprecedented initiative. The discussions were held in a spirit of responsibility, since some unions decided to put aside the issue of retirement age and move away from posturing to…