The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Farm worker goes deaf due to squealing pigs A court in eastern France on Wednesday ordered a pig farm to pay damages to a former employee, who judges found had gone deaf because of the constant squeals of the pigs he was in charge of. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130911/french-court-blames-deafness-on-squealing-pigs Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:26:00 +0200 french-court-blames-deafness-on-squealing-pigs French jobless sue job centre for failing them A group of angry jobseekers in France are aiming to make history as they prepare to sue the country's employment agency. Their grievance? The job centre failed to do enough to find them work and they are demanding €1.8 million in damages. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130702/french-jobseekers-sue-job-centre-for-up-to-18-m Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:55:00 +0200 french-jobseekers-sue-job-centre-for-up-to-18-m