Nationwide protests occurred in France from February to April 2006 in opposition to a measure set to deregulate labour. Young people were the primary participants in the protests as the bill would hav
The protest at Jussieu Campus
To protect the city, public authorities ordered the Place de la Sorbonne closed. This square has been a symbol for French student protests since May 1968.
A torched car burns in Paris on 18 March
In Cannes, on 31 March, a few hundred youths blocked the important junction "Place du 18 juin" for 10 to 15 minutes.
First Employment Contract
Videos
The contrat première embauche was a new form of employment contract pushed in spring 2006 in France by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. This employment contract, available solely to employees und
2006 youth protests in France
…they considered negative. The controversial bill, entitled "Loi pour l'égalité des chances" ("Equal Opportunity Law"), created a new job contract, the Contrat première embauche (CPE – First Employment Contract or Beginning Workers Contract). Under this job contract, which aimed to encourage the creation of new jobs, it would…
Demonstration against CPE, 18 March 2006, Paris