On Wednesday 26 June 2024, the French Food Banks Federation (Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires - FFBA) and GBH renewed their partnership agreement signed in 2022 to help to respond to the growing demand for aid and replenish food stocks in Guadeloupe, Maritinique and Réunion Island.

Through this partnership, GBH and its Carrefour subsidiaries have distributed nearly 4.3 million meals to recipient non-profits in these three territories since 2019. 

This is the first time that the food banks network has received such support in these overseas territories at the same time.

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GBH has been committed to employment in Réunion Island for many years.

Since its creation seven years ago, GBH has been heavily involved in the Réunion Island Job Fair. For this event, the HR managers of Group brands conduct in-person job interviews and build up the applicant-CV database.

An unprecedented partnership to meet companies’ recruitment needs. France Travail Martinique (the Martinique branch of the French government agency responsible for supporting job seekers and employers) and its partners, GBH, the Martinique Industrial Promotion Association (AMPI), Missions Locales Sud and Centre, CAP EMPLOI, Contact-Entreprises, the Martinique Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIM), the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) employer federation, the Chamber of Trades (CMA), the Management Jobs Association (APEC), the Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (CPME), the French Overseas Départements Regional Union, the French Disabled Employment Promotion Association (Agepfiph), the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique (CTM) and the Martinique Prefecture are holding the 4th edition of the "Martinique for Jobs" job fair (known as "Martinique pour l'Emploi" locally) in 2024.

Since 2022, GBH has been rolling out the "GBH Career Springboard" programme (known as the "Tremplin Pour l'Emploi GBH" locally), a professional-integration solidarity programme aimed at young people in Overseas France, in partnership with the Adapted Military Service Regiment (RSMA), the Ecole de la Deuxième Chance (Second Chance School) and various training bodies. To date, more than 100 young people have received training in mass-retail and motor-vehicle professions in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion Island.Since 2022, GBH has been rolling out the "GBH Career Springboard" programme (known as the "Tremplin Pour l'Emploi GBH" locally), a professional-integration solidarity programme aimed at young people in Overseas France, in partnership with the Adapted Military Service Regiment (RSMA), the Ecole de la Deuxième Chance (Second Chance School) and various training bodies. To date, more than 100 young people have received training in mass-retail and motor-vehicle professions in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Réunion Island.

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Après 15 mois d’apprentissage en alternance, 8 stagiaires valident leur formation et décrochent leur contrat dans une des filiales de GBH en Guyane dans le secteur de la grande distribution. En associant les partenaires locaux investis dans le champ de l’insertion professionnelle, ce dispositif a pour objectif de favoriser l’acquisition de compétences par la formation, l’obtention d’un diplôme et de permettre l’accès à un emploi chez GBH si la formation est validée. Tremplin pour l’emploi GBH-E2C Guyane s’inscrit dans le besoin de recrutement dans les métiers de la grande distribution, secteur qui offre de réelles opportunités de carrière. 

This scheme sets out to recruit and train 12 participants with no prior motor-vehicle qualifications, so that they can obtain a vocational diploma qualifying them as a motor-vehicle electromechanical technician (a "BAC Pro" qualification, equivalent to a Level 4 diploma in the European Qualifications Framework). After 17 months of continuous learning within the Adapted Military Service Regiment (RSMA), followed by a work-study course at a public education college (GRETA-CFA) and GBH’s motor-vehicle subsidiaries, participants who successfully complete the programme will get a permanent job at one of these subsidiaries in Guadeloupe.

GBH renews its support for food banks in Overseas France