France
Employers MEDEF and Affiliates
- MEDEF - Movement of French Enterprises (formerly CNPF) (En)
- AACC - advertising and communications agency employers (En)
- AFB - French Banks' Association (En)
- CCAF - shipbuilding employers
- CGI - wholesale and international trade employers' federation (En)
- COPACEL - French Confederation of the Paper, Cardboard and Cellulose Industries (En)
- FCD - commerce and distribution employers
- FFA - steel industry employers (En)
- FFB - building employers
- FFSA - insurance employers (En)
- FG3E - energy and environmental equipment employers
- FIEEC - Federation of French Electrical, Electronic and Communication Industries (En)
- FIEV - French Vehicle Equipment Industries Association (En)
- FNB - woodworking employers
- FNIC - footwear employers (En)
- FP - plastics employers
- GIFAS - aerospace employers
- UFIH - clothing industry employers (En)
- UIMM - Union of Metal Manufacturing, Mining, Engineering, Electrical and Metal Equipment and Allied industries (En)
- UIC - chemicals employers
- UIT - textiles industry employers (En)
- UNIFA - furniture employers (En)
- USPA - audo-visual production employers
Other organisations
- CGPME - General Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
- CJD - "young" employers' organisation
- CFPC - Christian employers' organisation
- UPA - crafts employers
Trade Unions
CFDT and Affiliates
- CFDT - French Democratic Confederation of Labour
- CFDT-Banques - banking workers' federation
- CFDT-Services - services workers' federation
- FCE - chemical and energy workers' federation
- FEP private education and training workers' federation
- FGA - agriculture and foodworkers' federation
- FGMM - metalworking and mining workers' federation
- Finances-CFDT - finance workers' federation
- FNCB -CFDT - building and woodworkers' federation
- INTERCO-CFDT - local authority workers' federation
- PSTE - social security workers' federation
- Santé-Sociaux-CFDT - health and social services workers' federation
- SGEN-CFDT - federation of education workers' unions
- UCC - cadres and engineers union
CFE-CGC and Affiliates
- CFE-CGC - General Confederation of Professional and Managerial Staff-French Confederation of Professional and Managerial Staff
- APN - police union
- CSN - sales managers' union
- ENERMINE - energy managers' union
- FECD - defense civil staff federation
- FIECI - computing and consultancy managers' union
- FM - metalworking managers' federation
- FNEOSS - social security managers' union
- FPECFAC - rail managers' union
- IEG - electricity and gas managers' federation
- SICTAM - atomic energy managers and technicians' union
- SNB - banking managers' union
- SNCC - chemicals managers' union
- SNCEA - agriculture managers' union
- SNCT - treasury ministry staff union
- SNCTAA - aerospace managers' union
- SNECA - Crédit Agricole managers' union
- SNECAR - civil service managers' union
- SNEFI - economy and finance ministries staff union
- SNESIP - social economy managers' union
- SNICAC - civil aviation managers' union
- SNICEF - environment and forestry managers' union
- SNOP-SP - fire officers' union
- SNPOMM - merchant navy officers' union
- SNPT - tourism managers' union
- UFCFP - public services' federation
CGT and Affiliates
- CGT - General Confederation of Labour (En)
- FERC - research and culture workers' federation
- FILPAC - publishing, paper and communication federation
- Finances-CGT - finance workers' federation
- FNIC-CGT - chemical industry workers' federation
- FNME - mining and energy workers' federation
- FNSAC - performing arts workers' federation
- FP - police federation
- FSAS - health and social services workers' federation
- FSETUD - research organisations' workers' federation
- FSP-CGT - public service workers' federation
- FTM - metalworkers' federation
- GNC-CGT - professional and managerial staff in the energy sector
- Organismes Sociaux - social services workers' federation
- PTT - posts and telecommunications workers' union
- UGICT - managerial and professional union
FO and Affiliates
- CGT-FO - Force Ouvriere
- Fédération des Finances - finance workers' federation
- FO-Cheminots - rail workers' federation
- FO-Fonctionnaires - civil servants' federation
- FO-Metaux - metalworkers' federation
- FO-PTT - posts and telecoms workers' federation
- FO-Publics-Sante - public and health services workers' federation
- FO-Santé - health workers federation
- UCI - managers and engineers union
CFTC and Affiliates
- CFTC - French Christian Workers' Confederation
- CSFV - commerce workers' federation
- Fédération des Postes et des Télécommunications - posts and telecoms workers' federation
- FGF - civil servants' federation
- Santé-Services sociaux - health and social services workers' federation
- SNEC - Christian teachers' union
- SNSPP - firefighters' union
Independent and Other Unions Group of 10
- Union Syndicale du Groupe des Dix - Group of 10 independent unions
- SNJ - journalists' union
- SNUI - tax employees' union
- SUD CRC - health and social services workers' union
- SUD Education - education workers' union
- SUD PTT - posts and telecom workers' union
UNSA, FEN and affiliates
- UNSA - National Federation of Independent Unions
- FEN - Federation of National Education (En)
- AETL - education managers' union
- FASPP - firefighters' union
- FGAF - civil servants' federation
- SAPAC - air safety engineers union
- SATAC - civil aviation technical staff union
- SIEN - educational inspectors' union
- SNAEN - education workers' union
- SNAPS - sport and physical education teachers' union
- SNIES - health education workers' union
- SNMSU - educational doctors' union
- SNOP - police officers' union
- SNPADVM - health visitors' union
- SNPDN - education managers' union
- SNPsyEN - educational psychologists' union
- SNPTES - union for technical staff in higher education and research
- Syndicat des enseignants - teachers' union
- UFAP - prison officers' union
- UNSA-Cheminots - rail workers' union
FSU and affiliates
- FSU - independent federation of education, research and culture unions
- SNUIPP -college teachers' union
- SNCS - scientific researchers' union
- SNEP - physical education teachers' union
- SNES - second-level teachers' union
- SNESUP - higher education teachers' union
- SNETAP - technical and agricultural teachers' union
- SNICS - health teachers' union
- SNUAS-FP - educational social assistants' union
- SUMEN - education doctors' union
- UNATOS - education support staff union
Others
Government
- ADMIFRANCE - links to government bodies
- Ministry of Employment and Solidarity (En)
- Specific Ministry of Employment and Solidarity site on introduction of 35-hour week
Other Links
- AC! - anti-unemployment organisation
- AFPA - National Association for Adult Vocational Training (En)
- ANACT - National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions
- ANDCP - personnel management association
- ANPE - National Employment Agency
- INSEE - National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (En)
- Legifrance - access to legal texts (En)
- UNEDIC/ASSEDIC - unemployment insurance body
- URSSAF - social security body
- SCADPlus guide to employment conditions in France (En)
Page last updated: 31 August, 2011