French Senate approves revised jobs law

    PARIS, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The French Senate approved on Thursday a revised jobs law to replace the embattled First Employment Contract (CPE) which has triggered weeks of massive protests.

    French President Jacques Chirac announced Monday to replace a key provision of the CPE law, in an effort to quell two months of protests during which more than 3,600 people were arrested.

French students continue protests, keeping up pressure on govt

    PARIS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- French students took to the streets on Tuesday to keep up the pressure on the French government, urging a substitute to the First Employment Contract (CPE) job law.

Paris abandons CPE, unions hail victory

    PARIS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- French President Jacques Chirac announced Monday to replace a key provision of the First Employment Contract (CPE), a decision hailed as a victory by French trade unions.

Youth job law to be replaced by new measures: Chirac

    PARIS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- French President Jacques Chirac announced on Monday that the controversial youth job law that has triggered strong protests and strikes across the country would be "replaced" by a series of new employment measures.

French PM regrets dropping of CPE law

    PARIS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, sponsor of the controversial First Employment Contract (CPE) job law, stated in a televised broadcast that he regretted the law could not be applied.

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