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France: Unions March as President Macron Plans to Cut Labor Protections

HeadlineSep 22, 2017

In France, tens of thousands of union members marched through the streets of Paris Thursday protesting President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to roll back labor protections by presidential decree. Macron is looking to give employers more power to set working conditions, and wants to roll back pension and employment insurance benefits.

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