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According to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies), in 2007 there were 9.6 million disabled people living in France. [4] In 2023, 140,000 people with disabilities aged 16 and older are living in specialized institutions. [5]
The five-day workweek is a cultural norm; the result of early 1900s union advocacy to reduce the six-day workweek, which led to the invention of the weekend.In the early 20th century, when the average work week in developed nations was reduced from around 60 to 40 hours, it was expected that further decreases would occur over time.
It was created just after the Liberation, by an order of 4 October 1945, followed by other texts. Gradually, protection has covered the entire population, while the benefits extend. When creating Social Security, France imitated more the Bismarckian system (insurance for workers) than the Beveridge one (widespread solidarity). Over the years ...
Four-day work week across Europe The appetite for a four-day work week in France has been picking up for years—at the turn of the century, it introduced a 35-hour week.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London lit up in purple to mark 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities The Disability flag created for this day. International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying ...
In 2018, Social security paid out €470 billion in social benefits, equivalent to 20% of France's GDP of €2,353 billion. [1] Its main expenditure is on benefits for the sickness branch of the general scheme (€198.3 billion) and benefits for the old-age branch of the general scheme (€126.3 billion).
In France, the association of autism with the field of disability causes uneasiness. Most associations and organizations in the field manage autism, but it is not always taken into account, due to a feeling of media over-representation and a perception as a "minor" disability, the gap between associations for autism and the environment of ...
23 July – 8 August – France compete at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and win 10 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals. [10] 7 August Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament: France defeats Denmark, became the first country to claim the Olympic men's handball title for a third time. [11]