Hundreds of thousand of people demonstrated throughout France today to protest against Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin’s refusal to withdraw the very controversial law that makes it possible for employers to freely dismiss youngsters 26 and under during the first two years of the job contract. (Réf. 06302)
For the third time in three weeks, huge demonstrations took place all over France today, as all trade-union federations (public and private) called for a one-day national strike to force the government to abandon the so-called “first job contract” (contrat première embauche). The strike involved workers from the private and public sectors, as well as the major student and high school organizations. Public transport and schools were quite affected by this action. The “first job contract” was...
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