Bill to Expand Access to Employment and Extend the 'Zero Long-Term Unemployment Territories' Experiment

This bill proposes to extend the 'Territoires zéro chômeur longue durée' (TZCLD) experiment until the end of 2026. The initiative was originally created to test whether long-term unemployment could be eliminated at the local level by creating jobs tailored to the skills and availability of people who have been out of work for extended periods. Under this proposal, new territories that wish to participate will be allowed to join the programme, broadening its geographic reach beyond the existing pilot sites. The scheme works by funding 'Entreprises à but d'emploi' (EBE) — non-profit companies whose sole purpose is to hire people who have been persistently unemployed, using work that is locally useful and would not otherwise be carried out. The bill aims to consolidate the results achieved so far, prevent the experiment from lapsing, and provide a pathway toward making the model permanent if results continue to be positive. It represents a social and economic policy tool targeting structural long-term unemployment rather than cyclical joblessness.

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