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Q & A: French Labor Law Row
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4816306.stm

Description:
Background about the cause of the March 2006 student protests in France. The article explains that the students demonstrated against "the law creating the First Employment Contract (Contrat Premiere Embauche or CPE) ... which will come into effect in April [2006]. The CPE is new work contract for under-26s with a two-year trial period." Includes links to related news articles, which, in turn, link to primary material in French. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

LII Topics: Activism, Demonstrations, Labor, Law, Student Movements

Publisher:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Labor laws and legislation -- France
Protest movements
Student movements

LII Database Information:
Record 20981 created by Maria Brandt on 03/21/2006
Last modification on 03/21/2006
Published: 03/23/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20981

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