People
flocked into the streets of several cities across France Tuesday in
protest against unpopular labor reforms proposed by the Socialist
government of President Francois Hollande. Thousands of workers as
well as high school and college students joined the demonstration in
the capital, Paris, to demand the withdrawal of the proposed changes
to the country's labor laws.
The event
turned violent after some of the protesters began throwing
projectiles at security forces and police responded with tear gas.
According to latest reports, police in Paris have arrested 130
people.
Serge
Plechot, a representative of the CGT union, criticized the labor
reforms, saying, "With this law they're encouraging people to
hire but in fact making it easier to fire people."
"Of
course we don't want the labor law, but then there's everything else.
We don't want young people with no job security," said student
protester Mathilde.
Other French
cities, including Marseille, Lille, Nantes, Rennes and Strasbourg
also witnessed similar protests. In Rennes, police used tear gas
against demonstrators, who threw projectiles at security forces and
blocked traffic. The event in Nantes turned violent.
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