Jobs Made in France

Series produced by Sarah Elzas

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Some jobs you can't imagine being done elsewhere

With rising unemployment in France, it’s easy to focus on the numbers of people out of work. But those who are working are often involved in specialized trades, uniquely French jobs that will always need someone to do them.


4 Pieces

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Caption: Emmanuel Carbonne (L) and Christophe Lesoin (R) in their cheese maturing cellar, Credit: fromagerie-beaufils.com
What’s more French than cheese? Some French cheese shops have a 'cave d’affinage', a maturing cellar, so their cheeses ripen in the best possible c...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:55
Caption: Antoine Pecqueur, French bassoonist, Credit: Mathieu Sautel
The bassoon, the largest woodwind instrument, has a split identity: most bassoonists play German instruments but France has its own. The instrument...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jérôme Le Breton, notary, Credit: Sarah Elzas
If you buy or sell property in France, get divorced or inherit something, you will have to spend time with a notary. Unlike a notary public, who ta...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Agnès Navalho in her mobile writing office, Credit: Sarah Elzas
Scribes have been around for as long as writing has existed. Although France has a nearly 100 percent literacy rate, the practice of 'ecrivain publ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1