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In order to facilitate the integration of people from minority

ethnic backgrounds into work and society, LVMH organizes

Job Coaching sessions involving recruiters and beauty

advisors from the Group and its Maisons. The aim is to help

jobseekers regain their self-confidence and properly prepare for job interviews. In 2019, LVMH held 10 Job Coaching sessions benefiting over 150 people supported by its part- ners (including Force Femmes, Nos Quartiers ont des Talents,

Cap Emploi, and ARPEJEH).

SUPPORTING YOUTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

In France, the Group partners and sits on the board of directors

of the non-profit Nos Quartiers ont des Talents. Since 2007, 630 young people have successfully found employment after being mentored by an LVMH employee. In order to promote

equal opportunities through greater access to higher educa-

tion, LVMH extended for a further two years its support for

THE MAISONS SUPPORT CAUSES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE

LVMH GROUP, SUCH AS IMPROVING ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR

YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE BACK INTO SOCIETY

AND WORK AFTER LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT.

S U P P O R T I N G P E O P L E B A C K I N T O W O R K A F T E R L O N G - T E R M U N E M P L O Y M E N T

YOUTH INITIATIVES

2,200 employees involved (tutored and mentored)

6,433 jobseekers assisted and supported back into work

525 people assisted and supported into education

the priority education program run by the Institut d Études

Politiques (Sciences Po Paris), which involves funding scholar-

ships and giving young graduates from the program the

opportunity to be mentored by managers from the Group.

The Group established a nine-year partnership with the towns

of Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil in the Seine-Saint-Denis

department north of Paris, with a view of promoting integra-

tion among young people from underprivileged areas and

boosting social cohesion. The Group has set up a number

of initiatives, including programs to give 120 middle school students an insight into the company in 2019 or tours of the

Maisons and support for jobseekers. In Clichy-sous-Bois, the

LVMH Institut des Métiers d Excellence Village an annual

fair celebrating professions in crafts, design and sales raises

awareness about the IME s 14 apprenticeship programs and the careers in which the institute offers training in France

through its unique network of partner schools and univer-

sities and the engagement of our Maisons. The fair also

helps to identify potential candidates for apprenticeship