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 France does not want to treat its workers like the UK and US, with zero hours contracts and no protection for the unemployed, Philippe Martinez, the head of the hardline CGT, France's biggest trade union, has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180112/french-union-chief-slams-workers-rights-in-uk-and-us Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:54:08 +0100 french-union-chief-slams-workers-rights-in-uk-and-us France's PSA, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, said Tuesday that it would take advantage of President Emmanuel Macron's more flexible labour laws to offer 1,300 voluntary redundancies as Europe's second-largest carmaker restructures its operations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180110/french-carmaker-uses-macrons-labour-reforms-for-1300-redundancies Wed, 10 Jan 2018 10:29:45 +0100 french-carmaker-uses-macrons-labour-reforms-for-1300-redundancies After months of violent street protests and friction between unions and the government, the French parliament has definitively adopted a set of controversial labour reforms. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160722/france-takes-great-step-for-reform-as-labour-laws-pass Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:12:10 +0200 france-takes-great-step-for-reform-as-labour-laws-pass France's controversial new labour laws look set to be pushed through parliament today without a vote, as demonstrators get ready to protest once again. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160705/labour-laws-near-finish-line-amid-new-protests Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:39:27 +0200 labour-laws-near-finish-line-amid-new-protests Protests against government labour reforms took place across France on Thursday, but the focus was on Paris where thousands gathered amid tight security. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160623/paris-protest-gets-underway-amid-huge-security Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:27:19 +0200 paris-protest-gets-underway-amid-huge-security Anti-labour reforms protesters will march through Paris once again on Thursday, surrounded by 2,000 police, who will have the job of preventing any more outbreaks of violence. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160623/paris-braced-for-new-protest-amid-tight-security Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:02:46 +0200 paris-braced-for-new-protest-amid-tight-security While the start of Euro 2016 has acted as a distraction normality will return to France this week with strikes and street protests planned. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160613/france-facing-another-week-of-strikes-and-protests Mon, 13 Jun 2016 10:47:40 +0200 france-facing-another-week-of-strikes-and-protests UPDATED: A rolling strike by French rail workers on Wednesday caused travel disruption for many as around half of train services were cancelled across the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160601/strike-to-see-cancellations-of-halve-french-trains Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:13:34 +0200 strike-to-see-cancellations-of-halve-french-trains An American man has been charged for his alleged role in torching a police car during anti-cop protests in Paris against France's labour reforms bill. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160530/american-charged-over-police-car-attack-in-paris Mon, 30 May 2016 09:35:52 +0200 american-charged-over-police-car-attack-in-paris UPDATED: The fuel crisis in France worsened on Thursday with deliveries to petrol stations getting more difficult due to a nationwide day of protest against labour reforms. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160526/french-fuel-crisis-4600-petrol-stations-run-dry Thu, 26 May 2016 10:36:03 +0200 french-fuel-crisis-4600-petrol-stations-run-dry The battle between the hardline CGT union and the French government over the labour reforms has been described a sa fight to the death. Who will emerge as winners? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160526/the-french-union-in-the-fight-to-death-with-fovernment Thu, 26 May 2016 11:16:16 +0200 the-french-union-in-the-fight-to-death-with-fovernment Workers at France's nuclear power plants joined a fresh round of strikes against labour reforms on Thursday that will see rail services and flights disrupted and fuel supplies hit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160526/france-faces-fresh-strikes-as-nuclear-workers-join-protest Thu, 26 May 2016 09:23:25 +0200 france-faces-fresh-strikes-as-nuclear-workers-join-protest After having succeeded in provoking fuel shortages, French trade unions now want to turn their attention to the country's electricity supplies as they attempt to up the ante against the government and its labour reforms. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160525/french-unions-to-switch-protests-to-frances-electricity-supplies Wed, 25 May 2016 12:14:37 +0200 french-unions-to-switch-protests-to-frances-electricity-supplies Some 1,600 petrol stations in France were running on empty on Monday as protesting workers continued to block oil refineries and fuel depots. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160523/french-petrol-stations-run-out-of-fuel-as-blockade-goes-on Mon, 23 May 2016 10:22:12 +0200 french-petrol-stations-run-out-of-fuel-as-blockade-goes-on French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday ruled out withdrawing the labour market reforms which have sparked street protests for weeks and led to a vote of no-confidence in the government. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160517/hollande-says-wont-back-down-on-labour-market-reform Tue, 17 May 2016 10:36:49 +0200 hollande-says-wont-back-down-on-labour-market-reform The French Socialist government has survived a no-confidence vote but an internal rebellion means further trouble lies ahead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160513/french-government-survives-but-bigger-troubles-lie-ahead Fri, 13 May 2016 11:04:16 +0200 french-government-survives-but-bigger-troubles-lie-ahead As France witnessed more violent protests and the government faced a vote of no-confidence Bertrand Chokrane, a company boss in France says the now empty labour bill simply shows the world that's it's impossible to reform France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160512/empty-labour-laws-show-france-is-impossible-to-reform Thu, 12 May 2016 18:14:12 +0200 empty-labour-laws-show-france-is-impossible-to-reform The French government will face opposition both inside and outside parliament on Thursday as the anger over its labour reforms bill and how the reforms were forced through parliament continues to grow. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160512/french-government-faces-vote-of-no-confidence Thu, 12 May 2016 09:40:49 +0200 french-government-faces-vote-of-no-confidence Several trade unions in France have called for two days of strikes next week as the government faces a no-confidence vote in parliament over its unpopular labour reforms bill that was forced through parliament this week without a vote. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160511/strikes-ahead-as-french-government-faces-confidence-vote Wed, 11 May 2016 10:01:17 +0200 strikes-ahead-as-french-government-faces-confidence-vote As expected the French government pushed through its unpopular raft of labour reform without a vote in parliament, after it became clear it does have enough support among its own party. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160510/france-to-force-through-labour-bill-without-mps-vote Tue, 10 May 2016 14:59:47 +0200 france-to-force-through-labour-bill-without-mps-vote