“A question of dignity”: Macron assumes the establishment of counterparts to the RSA in the event of re-election

The president calls for the payment of the RSA to be conditional on “integration and training activities. We cannot say ‘we pay the RSA’ but we do not accompany”, further advanced the candidate. In the event of re-election, Emmanuel Macron promised that the payment of the RSA would be conditional on “the obligation to devote 15 to 20 hours per week to an activity allowing to go towards professional integration”. Despite numerous criticisms, especially on the left, the president-candidate persists and signs. “Working to integrate” “We need to better support integration and training activities. It’s a question of dignity, not guilt. (…) The idea is that when you find a part-time job, you can receive this salary but at the same time not to let go if it does not work”, advanced the president-candidate this Wednesday evening on M6.”The RSA comes from the RMI. We have forgotten it, but it is the ‘i’ of integration. There is the idea that you had to work to fit in (…) We can’t say ‘we pay the RSA’ but we don’t support it”, the tenant of the Elysée was further justified. “I am not for slavery,” quipped Emmanuel Macron, specifying that if these hours “are work, it is paid at least the minimum wage.” If an RSA beneficiary finds part-time work, then he will be paid at least the minimum wage, but we will simplify the rules so that he can continue to be accompanied and does not immediately lose all his rights”, he finally clarified. Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne has for its part, clarified the contours of this reform in the event of Emmanuel Macron’s victory next April. This new system should provide for “immersions in companies, social utility missions and internships”, she explained in an interview with the Obs this Tuesday. “It is not a question of imposing on recipients of the RSA to do community service without being paid, as proposed by Madame Pécresse”, further specified the minister. Marie-Pierre Bourgeois with AFP