This Article is From Jul 05, 2016

French PM Forces Through Contested Labour Laws

French PM Forces Through Contested Labour Laws

Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he is acting in the general interest of the French people by forcing contested labour laws. (File Photo)

Paris, France: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on today invoked a constitutional measure to force through contested labour laws, bypassing parliament.

"This country is too used to mass unemployment," Valls told parliament, saying he was acting in the "general interest" of the French people. "It is not posturing, it's not intransigence," he said.

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