Confédération générale de la production française
| Successor | Confédération générale du patronat français |
|---|---|
| Formation | March 19, 1919 |
| Founder | Étienne Clémentel |
| Extinction | August 4, 1936 |
| Legal status | Defunct |
The Confédération générale de la production française (CGPF: General Confederation of French Production) was a French manufacturers' association.
The Confédération générale de la production française (CGPF) was created at the initiative of Étienne Clémentel. It was founded on 19 March 1919, bringing together 21 employers' federations in an attempt to unite previously competing groups. The CGPF demanded complete freedom from government interference, but the right to participate in any government action that might affect the interests of its members. The Union des industries et métiers de la métallurgie (UIMM) acted in effect as the instrument of the Comité des forges steelmakers' association for handling social issues. The UIMM provided logistic support to the Confédération générale de la production française (CGPF), with the result that the CGPF was accused of being simply a puppet of the steel industry.
The Fédération des Associations Régionales (FAR), founded in 1919 to represent provincial businesses, was absorbed into the CGPF in 1923. By 1936 the CGPF had 28 branches. The CGPF claimed to represent all employees, but in fact was mainly controlled by large industrial concerns with headquarters in Paris, particularly metallurgy companies, and was weak in areas such as commerce and banking. The CGPF made its views public on all major issues that affect the economy or social organization. It had special committees to review tax and tariff issues. In the financial crisis of 1925 the CGPF supported Raymond Poincaré's policy and opposed that of the Cartel des Gauches.
The government generally chose the CGPF as the agency to represent employers on governmental committees. Thus the CGPF participated in the National Economic Council, National Council of Handicrafts, Higher Council on Educational Methods, Higher Commission on Occupational Diseases, Industrial Hygienic Commission and Commission on Engineering Awards. The CGPF represent French employers at the International Labor Office. The CGPF was the voice of French industry at the International Economic Conference (1927), International Committee of Economic Experts (1931) and Lausanne Conference (1932).
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