French president Jacques Chirac has withdrawn a controversial youth employment law in the face of weeks of protests by students and unions.
"The president of the republic has decided to replace article 8 of the equal opportunities law with measures to help disadvantaged young people find work", said a statement announced on Monday (10 April).
Mr Chirac's retreat comes after some eight weeks of protest against the law which was designed to boost employers' incentives to hire young ...
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