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France Launches 4,000-CV Audit to Detect Hiring Discrimination

Officials say results will steer sector-specific action, potentially prompting legal changes or sanctions.

Overview

  • Minister Aurore Bergé announced the start of the state-led testing campaign on franceinfo on Monday.
  • The government will send 4,000 test CVs to real job vacancies across twenty sectors.
  • Profiles will vary by sex, first and last name, and address to detect differential treatment and compare sectors.
  • Findings are intended to guide targeted responses and could lead to sanctions, legal changes, or an index-style accountability mechanism.
  • The initiative follows a Défenseur des droits and ILO barometer indicating about one in three people experienced employment discrimination in the past five years.