French surrender again.. to themselves

Chirac retreats on youth labor law
Law to be scrapped, PM de Villepin to stay

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Excerpt:
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Bowing to pressure from students and unions, French President Jacques Chirac on Monday unveiled plans to scrap a controversial youth-labor contract that spawned weeks of strikes and led to a complete political stalemate.
The first-job contract, also known as CPE, will be replaced by an initiative focused on youths from troubled backgrounds.
"The president of the republic has decided to replace Article 8 of the law on equal opportunities with measures in favor of the professional insertion of young people in difficulty," a statement from Chirac's office said.
The move comes as a terrible blow to Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who introduced the CPE and vowed to stand firm regardless of pressure from students and the unions.
The CPE would have made it easier for companies to hire and fire workers under 26.
It was introduced to tackle France's number one social problem: that one young person in five is unemployed.
Its opponents claimed it would have created systemic insecurity by making it more difficult for young workers to get a mortgage, for instance. In addition, they said the CPE would scupper France's founding principles of solidarity and equality by treating workers differently depending on their age.
De Villepin's authority has been gravely damaged by the crisis and he may not recover from the government's latest turnabout. He is scheduled to speak later Monday. At 25%, his approval rating has halved since December, according to a poll by Institut LH2.
Chirac, 73, also likely won't emerge unscathed from a confrontation that fanned weeks of disruptions at universities and demonstrations gathering 1 million to 3 million people.
He begins his 11th year as president next month with approval ratings at three-year lows.

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>>1
| The CPE would have made it easier for companies to hire and fire workers under 26.
No, that's why people were angry.

| French surrender again.. to themselves
Not either, they are just showing that they are not controlled by the government unlike most americans who looooove their DMCA and Patriot Act.

I think its a great victory for French youths. I live next door to France and im glad such a thing did not get the go ahead as it could very well be imported over here, im broke enough as it is thanks.

Just like how America surrendered to itself during the civil war, or just like how America surrendered to Vietnam amirite?

Enjoy your high unemployment rate!

>>5

America WON the civil war against the south.

Vietnam was lost by a bunch of liberals because they didn't have the will to fight. Just like they want to lose in Iraq.

So fail on both counts; now surrender like a good cheese eating surrender monkey frog and GTFO!

>>7

Well then, that way France can also be considered to have won.

>>8

How so?  It was the US government that won the civil war.

>>9

Since US goverment is not US this imeans US lost.
Since French public is France, this means France won.

Its double edged sword.
Employers cant fire workers because they're stupidly lazy or REALLY bad. and Unemployment is still sky high.

>>7
Young people do not want to die. They, like their parents, wanna grow old and send the young to die.

>>10

Froggy, I think you don't understand English or American history.