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

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).…

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