Franchisees, franchisors, partners, professional organizations, industry federations and citizens are speaking out together against Article 29 bis A of the draft labor law (known as the El Khomri law), currently being examined by the National Assembly since yesterday morning.
After launching a nationwide, positive and apolitical "J'aime ta franchise" campaign and a petition that now has over 4,500 signatories on change.org, these various players have sent a manifesto to the President of the Republic. Here it is:
Mr. President of the Republic,
Our movement is broad-based, bringing together franchisees, franchisors, suppliers, professionals and partners of these companies, as well as ordinary customers and citizens.
Our approach is a positive one: France boasts Europe's leading franchise network, and we want to build on this success.
Our cause is national in scope: we bring together 615,000 jobs and 70,000 companies in sectors as varied as bakery, hairdressing, furniture, personal services, florists, catering, automotive, household appliances, hotels and food retailers.
We are essential local players: more than half of our companies are located in towns with fewer than 40,000 inhabitants. Our request is simple: we want the withdrawal of article 29bis A of the "Labour Bill", surreptitiously introduced into your law, which runs counter to its objectives, calls into question the very principle of franchising and threatens shops, services, jobs, professionals and customers in these sectors.
Our country has developed a franchising model to which the French are attached: our movement bears witness to this!
You say you want to support business and job creation,
you now have the means to prove it!
Mr. President of the Republic, show us in turn that you love us.
Mr. President, today, you're the only one who can hear us.
L'Alliance du Commerce (Union du Grand Commerce de Centre-ville and Fédération des Enseignes de l'Habillement)
Association Professionnelle des Intermédiaires en Crédits (Professional Association of Credit Intermediaries)
Club des Managers de Centre-ville et de Territoire (City and Regional Managers' Club)
Conseil du Commerce de France
Conseil National des Entreprises de Coiffure (National Council of Hairdressing Companies)
Le Conseil National des Professions de l'Automobile
Fédération des Entreprises de Boulangerie
La Fédération de l'Épicerie et du Commerce de Proximité
French Franchise Federation
Fédération du Commerce et de la Distribution
Fédération du Commerce et Services de l'Électrodomestique et du Multimédia
La Fédération Française du Négoce de l'Ameublement et de l'Équipement de la Maison
Fédération du Service aux Particuliers
Groupement des Professions de Services
Le Syndicat National de l'Alimentation et de la Restauration Rapide
Le Syndicat National de la Restauration Thématique et Commerciale
The first signatories were followed by several thousand more. The list of the first 4,000 signatories of the June 22, 2016 "J'aime ta franchise" Manifesto is available online at: www.jaimetafranchise.com.
Source: article published on the L'Officiel de la Franchise website (05.07.2016)
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