The Group has deployed a number of programmes to support local community associations that are helping young people from underprivileged backgrounds enter the world of work.
The Group has been working alongside public authorities since 1993 to help young people find employment, and supports the inclusion policy of the French Ministry for Urban Development, the Ministry for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunity and the Ministry of Labour.
To support the professional integration of young people, Casino Group:
- has been heavily involved with community service since 2011, when it signed the Charter for the Promotion of Community Service in Business, under which companies commit to recognising experience gained during service and to promote the system among their recruitment teams. Created in 2010, the French government’s Civic Service programme enables young people aged 16 to 25 to volunteer for public interest projects for periods ranging from six to twelve months in one of the nine priority areas recognised by the government. The Group supports the Institut de l’Engagement, which offers personalised support to young people who have carried out Civic Service;
- supports associations that help young people enter the workforce and gain experience in the professional world. Monoprix works closely with Second Chance Schools, local initiatives, and Épide (an organisation helping young people enter the job market) to offer coaching, internships for school-leavers who lack basic skills and paper qualifications, recruitment sessions, CV-writing workshops, tours of stores and other opportunities;
- Franprix continues its initiatives to help disadvantaged young people enter the workforce. The banner organised practical internships for the reintegration of young people in difficulty, coupled with soft skills training. Several initiatives have been developed to reach “young dropouts”, including store visits, information workshops, internships and hirings in partnership with various drop-out support organisations. To support the professional integration of young people, the banner recruited around 30 work-study interns in 2023 in support functions and in its warehouses and stores;
- partnered with the City of Paris, in 2016, as part of the Local Employment Development Charter and supports the 1,000 Sponsors for 1,000 Jobs programme. It has continued its mobilisation and has been committed since 2018 to the PAQTE (Pact with the neighbourhoods for all companies). On 30 June 2022, it renewed the employment agreement with the City of Paris for an additional three years.