French Government Unveils Controversial Labour Reforms

An overhaul of France's complex labour laws is set to be one of the key tests of Emmanuel Macron's presidency. The French government has set out its policy proposals and - while previous attempts to change the labour code faced strikes and street protests - so far only one major union has said it will call a strike over the plans. We discuss the proposals with supporters and opponents.

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(Photo: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (L) and French Labour Minister Muriel Penicaud (R). Credit: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)