Labour law to stay, says Villepin

mkpdavies · 13-03-2006, 08:09 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4800162.stm

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The French Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, has vowed to press ahead with a controversial labour law that has sparked protests across the country.
The unrest reached a climax when riot police used force to evacuate students from Sorbonne university on Saturday

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Parliament voted this week to enact the law, which would allow employers to hire and fire young workers.

The First Employment Contract (CPE) is a two-year contract for under-26-year-olds which employers can break off at any time without explanation.

Two years is way too long. 6 months is a fair trial period, this is more like aligning working conditions with China. I'm sure this will have the youth of France celebrating the benefits of EU membership and their own government.

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