Hollande looks ahead at first 11 Tricolore event

This Friday François Hollande, President of France, was at the headquarters of the French national Olympic and sporting committee to launch an employment and integration initiative for UEFA EURO 2016 as part of the 11 Tricolore programme.

Guests at the launch included work, employment and social dialogue minister François Rebsamen, cities, youth and sports minister Patrick Kanner, secretary of state for sports Thierry Braillard, and Gérard Mestrallet, president of the Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (action against exclusion foundation, FACE), responsible for employment and professional reintegration within the 11 Tricolore programme.

The press conference began with a presentation from Jacques Lambert, president of EURO 2016 SAS, and Roland Gomez, the CEO of official tournament recruitment agency Proman.

President Hollande then took centre stage in front of an audience of business leaders and journalists to detail the areas of activity and the actions to be implemented by the cities, youth and sports ministry.

"This event will get everyone on the streets. This tournament – which is sure to fill the younger people in particular with enthusiasm – is another opportunity, another asset for employment and integration," said President Hollande. "We're talking about 100,000 people who, at some point or another will be recruited to help organise UEFA EURO 2016 throughout France," he concluded.

"Our goal is to make of UEFA EURO 2016 an opportunity for employment," said Mr Rebsamen, as Gérard Mestrallet, the first 11 Tricolore member to officially begin his role, added: "UEFA EURO 2016 is sure to be a success for social reintegration with the support of FACE."

Areas of activity and actions
1- Helping to create qualified roles in the development of physical and sporting activities
2- Paying attention to assisted jobs and to apprenticeships through selection procedures
3- Shadowing of executives
4- Supporting entrepreneurship in national education management jobs
5- Piloting a professional training scheme aiming to make use of professional training in sports
6- Helping former elite-level athletes to find employment
7- Creating a specific economic sector dedicated to sport