David Clarinval, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Economy and Agriculture, has in recent days led a series of initiatives to reform employment.
Faced with the challenges of the labour market, the Mouvement Réformateur's priority is to build an effective and fair employment policy. This means greater activation of jobseekers, stronger support, and genuine accountability.
David Clarinval brought together the regional employment ministers and representatives of the ONEM. Because the success of an unemployment reform requires close cooperation between all levels of government. The modernisation of the ONEM is central to this.
In this context, the minister presented his plan to reform unemployment benefits, aiming to time-limit them. This shift marks a necessary break from a welfare logic that too often discourages a return to work. The goal is to encourage professional reintegration while maintaining a solid safety net for those who genuinely need it.
He also met with the G10 partners to begin discussions on the wage margin. The minister respects the balance set out by law while stressing the need for progress. These talks aim to reconcile economic competitiveness with fair pay for work, in a spirit of shared responsibility.
The minister and the MR continue to work to ensure that work always pays more than inactivity, and to unleash the energy of all those who want to move forward.