Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Huge demonstrations in France over Prime Minister’s new youth job law Huge demonstrations in France over Prime Minister’s new youth job law 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) Through . Published on 28 March 2006 à 21h05 - Update on 24 March 2013 à 14h09 Resources 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).… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels