SAINT-GOBAIN'S HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT POLICY is a major strategic focus. Its purpose is to anticipate the needs of the organizations that make up the Group, to create the conditions that cause employees to support company objectives, to meet employee needs by taking into account their career projects and providing satisfactory work conditions.

At December 31, 2006, the Group had 206.940 employees in 54 countries. One third of them (31%) worked in building materials distribution and 69% in the industrial businesses.

   BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR OF EMPLOYEE HEADCOUNT
(2006 figures)

   BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY OF EMPLOYEE HEADCOUNT
(2006 figures)

At December 31, 2006, the Group had 206,940 employees in 54 countries, up from 199,630 in 2005.

For more details, consult the chapter Sustainable development - human resources in the annual report.