The French government’s labour market proposals, which are designed to make it easier for companies to hire and fire, have sparked a series of nationwide protests and strikes over the past three months. French unions on May 27 called on workers to “continue and step up their action”, as a wave of strikes against a disputed labour law disrupted transport and fuel supplies. / AFP PHOTO / JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD
France hit by wave of strikes
The French government’s labour market proposals, which are designed to make it easier for companies to hire and fire, have sparked a series of nationwide protests and strikes over the past three months. French unions on May 27 called on workers to “continue and step up their action”, as a wave of strikes against a disputed labour law disrupted transport and fuel supplies. / AFP PHOTO / JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD