The CFDT Interco trade union federation that organises in local government and parts of central government is carrying out a major survey of public sector workers on employment contracts. There are around 800,000 public sector workers in France who have a permanent or temporary contract in contrast to civil servants who are covered by statutes. The union is aiming for 8000 responses from this group of workers that will help it formulate key demands on recruitment, pay and employment conditions.
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