For several months, French companies were preparing for the repercussions of commercial wars and the threats of customs tariffs from the United States as the effects of President Trump’s “first” policies around them. But last week, the French companies scientist had taken it up to another type of Missive Trump.
In a speech from three paragraphs sent by the American embassy in France to French companies, CEOs were told that President Trump’s moves to eliminate diversity, fairness and integration policies will apply to any company dealing with the United States government. He said he was giving them five days to sign a model indicating that they would comply.
and Executive order Mr. Trump signed today after taking office guiding federal contractors not to participate in Dei, which he described as “illegal discrimination.” The letter to French companies said that the matter “applies to all suppliers and contractors in the American government, regardless of their nationality and the country they work in.”
The message said: “If you do not agree to sign this document, we will be able to do so if you can provide detailed reasons, which we will look forward to to our legal services.” The accompanying model added that companies must witness “they do not manage any programs promoting Dei”
The notice caused a feeling in the world of French companies and directed a response from the French government.
“This practice reflects the values ​​of the new US government. It does not have,” the Ministry of Economy said in a statement late on Friday. The statement said that the French Minister of Economy, Eric Lombard, “will mention his counterparts in the American government of this.”
It was not immediately clear the number of companies that received the message or the extent of implementation. But many members French Association for Private InstitutionsWhich includes French companies CAC-40 listed and dozens of other major French companies, expressed their dissatisfaction with this during a meeting with French government officials this week.
Mr. Trump’s orders were planted in paying fear and confusion between companies ’leaders in the United States and led companies such as Google, as well as American law firms and some universities, to decrease the goals of diversity. But the Trump administration’s efforts to impose its policies on the European workforce -based workforce with resistance in places such as Italy, which has long have strong labor laws that prefer workers’ rights.
In France, companies have worked for years to increase the presence of women, members of minority groups and employees with disabilities, and generally expand their working bases to reflect the composition of French society.
Unlike the United States, French diversity policies formally prevent the view of race in employment. However, French companies have moved in practice to increase employee diversity and inform their efforts to shareholders. In addition, companies with more than 250 laws have more than 40 percent of women in their executive councils.
A spokesman for the French Association told private institutions that the group was waiting for a “coordinated response” to the Trump administration.
Catherine Porter The reports contributed.
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