logo
episode-header-image
Sep 28
18m 30s

Is France failing its older workers?

Bbc World Service
About this episode

The French government has launched a campaign against what it calls “the last discrimination”: ageism.

It’s one that a lot of people in the country consider to be justified, and which makes it about three times more difficult to get a job interview. But it’s costly.

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, please email us at businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by John Laurenson

(Picture: Job-seeker, Geraldine Coquand.)

Up next
Today
The cocoa conundrum
<p>Can Europe be weaned off cheap chocolate? EU efforts to block cocoa linked to deforestation were due to come into force at the end of this year – but have faced multiple delays. Another vote is due to take place soon. Some parties are pushing for further delay and modification ... Show More
20m 42s
Yesterday
Is this the end for South East Asia's scam centres?
<p>It’s one of the biggest human trafficking operations of modern times. Scam centres across South East Asia have been making hundreds of billions of dollars annually, it’s estimated, conning people into fake crypto-currency investment schemes. </p><p>But now these centres could ... Show More
18m 29s
Nov 24
Monetising Machu Picchu
<p>Peru is home to Machu Picchu - the ancient Inca city in the Andes mountains. </p><p>It's one of the seven wonders of the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The popular tourist destination attracts millions of visitors, making it very lucrative for the government, local a ... Show More
17m 38s
Recommended Episodes
Aug 2024
How H&M Revolutionized Recruitment Campaigns
Melatan Riden, EVP of Art & Design at Deutsch New York, explores an H&M recruitment campaign. Traditional recruitment campaigns tend to be mundane and pragmatic, but Deutsch sparked a revolution by centering H&M's campaign on its employees. The employees became H&M’s brand advoca ... Show More
12m 58s
Aug 9
The Age Discrimination Crisis in Australia - And What To Do About It
Love Your Career Podcast? Let us know!Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Age Discrimination in AustraliaNew research from the Australian Human Rights Commission reveals a shocking truth: employers are crying out for workers while systematically excluding them based on age. ... Show More
16m 40s
Jun 2025
Are 4% of young women in the UK on OnlyFans?
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news, and in life. This week:We debunk a false claim that the hotel bill for immigrants is the size of the tax bill for Manchester.An article in the Spectator claimed that 4% of women aged between 18 and 34 in the UK are OnlyFan ... Show More
28m 49s
Jul 2025
Why Applying to More Jobs Isn’t the Answer
Help us improve the show by filling out our audience survey: bit.ly/4j01Gq0 In this episode of Get Hired, LinkedIn Editor Andrew Seaman sits down with Madeline Mann, career coach, former recruiter and author of “Reverse the Search.” Known online as the Self-Made Millennial, Madel ... Show More
22m 3s
Sep 2024
Diane Abbott - ‘I’ve never had a nice chat with Keir Starmer’
Diane Abbott is a force of nature - and she needs to be, with so much vitriol directed towards her. She has weathered decades of racist and sexist abuse but has still blazed a trail through British politics as the first ever Black female MP. Not for nothing is she now known as ‘M ... Show More
50m 10s
Sep 2023
WorkChat: Hang on, was the office stressing us out all along?
<p><a href="https://www.makeworkbetter.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the Make Work Better newsletter</a></p><br><p>Eat Sleep Work Repeat is hosted by <a href="https://www.makeworkbetter.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bruce Daisley< ... Show More
51m 4s
Jul 2024
BBC OS Conversations: Voters in Britain and France
People in both the UK and France have voted for change in snap elections, sending a signal that they are unhappy with many aspects of their lives. To get a sense of why people voted the way they did, host James Reynolds takes a mini tour of towns and cities across the UK. In Brad ... Show More
23m 10s
Jul 2024
462. Why the Establishment Hates This Man | Tommy Robinson
Dr. Jordan Peterson and Tammy Peterson sit down in-person with journalist and activist Tommy Robinson. They discuss why he was recently detained in Calgary, the lawfare being waged against him and the film he is attempting to screen, the story behind the film, why he became an ac ... Show More
1h 48m
Feb 2025
Wages for Housework – then and now
From the early 1970s feminist activists from across the globe campaigned under a single demand – Wages for Housework. The historian Emily Callaci traces the lives and ideas of its key creators in her new book, Wages for Housework: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a Promise. The ... Show More
41m 37s
Oct 2024
Ep. 338: Are older people a burden or a boon? - Ep. 338: Anziani: un fardello o una manna?
Australia's Age Discrimination Commissioner is calling on people to shift their attitudes towards older people, and for ageism to be treated the same way as sexism and racism. - L'Australia's Age Discrimination Commissioner invita le persone a cambiare atteggiamento nei confronti ... Show More
7m 35s