of additional quarters for their retirement

Eric Woerth has revealed nothing. At the meeting, yesterday, for the opening of the debates on the reform of pensions, the Labour Minister gave no indication on the amendments which would be made to the text of Act by the Government. It is the President of the Republic himself to announce this morning "Advanced" in Council of Ministers. That the opposition failed to criticize. Communist MP Roland Muzeau has held "amazing" do not have knowledge of the amendments which would be made to the text while the review started.

Eric Woerth stated, upcoming changes do not go "back in the overall balance of the reform issue. There will be the rapporteur UMP of the legislation: "the majority supports the Government, which has been courageous, sometimes difficult choices," said Denis Jacquat. Some members nevertheless intend to give voice. The issue of women, in particular, concern a part of the UMP elected.

An amendment to surcotiser

For Marie - Jo Zimmermann, Chairperson of the delegation on the rights of women, the report from 65 to 67 years of age of the cancellation of the discount will be "heavy consequences for all those who have had incomplete career, and especially women". Especially because of the part-time towards them more than men. The MP has tabled an amendment to allow part-time employees of surcotiser for their retirement. Compensation for the cost of the insured would be supported.

Other elected UMP, Chantal Brunel goes further: it that 65 pillar be maintained for the mothers of two children or more. This amendment was rejected by the Government in July, and Eric Woerth has again shown firm on this point yesterday: "It is wrong to say that we will impose on women to work up to 67 years", there is "no obligation to work up to 67 years. The discussions promise to be lively on this point here for the vote of the legislation, scheduled for September 15.

"Hardness of some routes.

The other sensitive issue that will dominate the discussions is that of taking account of the arduous nature by pension plans. The left is one of its main angles of attack. In its current form, the Bill provides for early retirement to employees who suffer from a rate of disability of at least 20 as a result of an occupational disease or an accident at work. "The arduous nature, is not the illness or disability", criticized Marisol Touraine, requesting that it take into account "the hardness of some routes. The Socialist Party proposes that the employees who have been exposed to factors for hardship in their career - night work, port of heavy, toxic - benefit from increases of periods of insurance, i.e. of additional quarters for their retirement.

Eric Woerth has closed the door to such a step. The Minister emphasized that it could not judge that the "immediate" effects for the hardship. To appreciate the delayed consequences - a cancer that is would state that after the age of retirement for example - there is no "objective evidence", he argued. And some factors for hardship exhibitions are "not traceable. It would be therefore a source of "injustice" to try to take into account for retirement. "The subject requires a long reflection", he said.