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2SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, AN ECO-CITIZEN COMPANY
Job creation for disadvantaged young adults
The «100chances - 100emplois» campaign targets the cities of
Angoulême, Aubervilliers, Blois, Chalon-sur-Saône, Chambéry,
inFrance
Cognac, Dieppe, Dijon, Evreux, Grenoble, Marseille, Montereau,
The diversity of backgrounds, cultures, profiles and experience is Montpellier, Nanterre, Nemours, Nice, Rennes, Rouen,
always a source of wealth, sharing, new ideas and innovation. In Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Denis, Strasbourg and Valence. Blois,
disadvantaged areas, there is a huge amount of talent that is eager Rennes and Valence were added in 2014.
to grow. Recognizing this, Schneider Electric believes that The Interim policy encourages our industrial facilities in France to
companies have a role to play. It is their duty to act, particularly in develop interim employment contracts, supports sustainable
the heart of the markets in which they operate. employment, and encourages temporary jobs for those entering
Convinced of the need to better support young people entering the the workforce.
workforce, Schneider Electric is involved in different ways: training, The signing of the Pacte pour l’insertion et l’emploi (Compact for
work/study programs for young adults entering the workforce from Integration and Employment) with the Comité national des
disadvantaged backgrounds, partnerships with schools and entreprises d’insertion (CNEI) is part of the desire to learn more
associations, financial support for young students, and about companies providing jobs for the unemployed and involve
participation in technical or general training courses, etc. These them in the Group purchasing policy.
actions are undertaken by partnerships founded within the scope
Employment clauses are included on new markets (or renewals of
of the Schneider Electric Foundation.
markets), especially in the purchase of services and the
The annual «100 chances - 100 emplois» campaign in France construction of new sites, based on the example of the public
targets young adults aged 18 to 30 with a low level of education or markets, in order to engage Schneider Electric suppliers in this
qualifications that are susceptible to discrimination, those who desire to help unemployed young people to find their place in
come from «sensitive urban areas» (ZUS) and who are motivated society.
to take part in a job opportunity program.
For example, more than 2,000hours of employment were provided
The objective is to open the door to lasting employment by offering during the construction of Schneider Electric international
personalized qualification pathways with the help of many distribution center at Evreux and more than 1,950hours at a
companies brought together and led by the pilot companies demolition site in Grenoble during the last quarter of 2014.
(Schneider Electric in Grenoble, Chambéry, Rouen,
In this dynamic, following the signature of a partnership agreement
Rueil-Malmaison, Dijon and Nord-Isère).
with the Minister Delegate for Urban Affairs and of the Future
The goal is to attain a positive outcome of 60%, meaning that Employment agreement with the Ministry of Labor, Employment,
participants obtain a fixed-term or temporary contract of more than Vocational Training and Social Dialogue, Schneider Electric
six months, a permanent contract or a skills-qualification training or recruited over 60 young people in 2014, particularly in Production
diploma contract, of which more than 50% in work/study and Logistics.
programs.
Finally, Schneider Electric has partnered with many other
The «100chances - 100emplois» campaign was launched in organizations: École de la Deuxième Chance, Nos Quartiers ont
January2005 in Chalon-sur-Saône. des Talents, Télémaque, Fondation de la 2e Chance, etc.
At the end of2014, 2,983young adults had obtained a permanent
contract, a fixed-term contract of more than six months or a
skills-qualification training contract, particularly work/study, and
more than 1,816 other young adults are still supported by the
program.
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