Sophie Binet, the general secretary of the CGT, has raised alarms regarding increasing social plans affecting various sectors, as France’s Minister of Industry, Marc Ferracci, predicts significant job losses. In an interview, Binet shared that the list of social plans has escalated from 180 to nearly 200, warning that over 150,000 jobs could vanish due to a domino effect impacting small businesses. The Minister of Labor, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, corroborated this concern, noting a sharp increase in collective procedures among struggling companies, particularly in the automotive and retail sectors.