Do French rail workers enjoy a “privileged job status”?

SNCF discontinued its special rail worker contracts in 2020. All new recruits are now hired under standard employment contracts like those used in other businesses.

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France adopted its rail reform package in 2018, and in 2020 SNCF discontinued hires under a special regime that gave beneficiaries a job for life. New recruits now have a standard employment contract similar to those found in private-sector companies.