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Ministry hired '40,000 undeclared workers'

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:59:36 +0200

France's justice ministry promised Tuesday to take action after an investigation leaked in the press found it had hired over 40,000 undeclared workers on a casual basis.

Inmate escapes jail while justice minister watches

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:20:29 +0200

An inmate used at a Paris jail escaped during a basketball game organized by prison authorities - while new Justice Minister Christiane Taubira looked on.