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France: Fight against El Khomri ramps up
Strikes to stop hated labour laws spread across country

MASS strikes and protests continued to rock France yesterday as trade unionists ramped up their campaign against hated new labour laws.

The communist-linked CGT union federation, France’s largest, took to the streets of cities across the country demanding the scrapping of the “El Khomri Law,” named after Labour Minister Myriam El Khomri.

Around 100 people broke away from the main Paris demonstration and clashed with riot police who fired tear gas. Sixteen were arrested.

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