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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

French celebrate job law backdown

Students and trade unions in France have welcomed as a major victory the scrapping of a controversial youth employment law. The laws have caused weeks of unrest in France, where widespread demonstrations [and a general strike] have attracted thousands of protesters. The "easy hire, easy fire" CPE would have allowed firms to sack workers under 26 without giving a reason during a two-year trial period.

The head of the French Student Confederation, Julie Coudry, says the Government's backdown is a direct response to the demonstrations. "We've been leading a protest for two-and-a-half months on the question of young people's access to employment," she said. source Reuters

So can Howard's IR laws be beaten if Unions and the wider community fight together? Look to France!
 
 

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