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French demonstrate as French Parliament discusses labor bill

Tuesday, 05 April 2016 6:38 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 12 April 2016 11:03 AM ]

High school students hold a banner reading "Against the labor law" during a demonstration against the French government's labor bill. AFP

Anustup Roy

Press TV, Paris

French labor unions and students are back on the streets to protest against the government's proposed labor law reforms. At the same time, the bill which has been received with criticism in the country is being discussed in the French Parliament for the first time. The government has the difficult task of pushing for unpopular reforms to save the country’s economy. This comes as labor unions believe the measures will simply make the economic situation even worse. Our correspondent Anustup Roy has this report from Paris.

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