New events for work law: Parliament and the street – Liberation

The government faces this week two new events for the future of his project work law: Tuesday he will be able to measure the reception of MPs in committee, and Thursday the determination of opponents who promise a “very big mobilization” in the street.

“On Thursday, it will by no means a last stand,” says AFP Eric Beynel, spokesman for Solidarity, which called for the mobilization alongside the CGT, FSU, the UNEF, the UNL and LDIFs students unions.

He promises “a very, very big mobilization on 31 March, higher than that of March 9,” where more than 200,000 people had parade in France (450,000 according to the organizers).

the slogan will be ‘repeal law “as too favorable to employers. The claim that “new collective guarantees and protections” for employees

The mobilization looks wide. Officials, ports and docks, Air France employees are required to stop work, like RATP, this time to wage issues.

opponents of the law denounced, among other items of “easing the benefit of the employer of dismissal rules”, rules on time work by prioritizing enterprise agreements with those of the branch (penalty, package-day break …) and the creation of business by referendum.

events are planned throughout France and that of Paris to leave Italy instead from 14.00 to Nation. Philippe Martinez, leader of the CGT, and Jean-Claude Mailly (FO) will participate in the procession. Protesters environmentalists MPs will be also present. As the CFDT militants and CFE-CGC, against the current of their respective plants.

Sunday, Laurent Berger, leader of the CFDT, called the March 31 day “tote” . According to him, the day is also “to three weeks of the congress” of the CGT in Marseille, “to tighten a little in-house ranks.”

Other protests may follow against “social regression “this bill discussed in the national Assembly late April-early May

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Until then, the text will be decrypted social Affairs Committee on Tuesday with Myriam El Khomri hearing and Wednesday with those unions (CGT, CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO, CFTC) and employers (MEDEF, CGPME UPA).

the Minister of Labour, who thinks that “there are still things to improve,” relies on the parliamentary debate to “enrich” the text.

for her, this reform is ” right “,” necessary “,” not anti-youth “and” seeks to hire on permanent contracts “, while France recorded a record unemployment (3.59 million people without activity).

” She also provides new protections and new rights for employees. Those who will benefit are those who collect unemployment periods and very short contracts, “said she told Paris Match.

The future law creates personal account activity (CPA), extends means union or youth guarantee. It also changes the rules of the employer’s representative, the redundancy or occupational medicine.

Faced with raising shields, Manuel Valls has reviewed the project, calming the so-called unions “reformist” (CFDT, CFTC, CFE-CGC, UNSA) and part of its majority.

But critics remain high for proof parades throughout France organized on 17 and 24 March, at the initiative of organizations youth, marked by incidents, violence and arrests.

in Parliament rapporteur Christophe Sirugue intends to amend the text and “slingers” defend one against draft.

However, the government’s room for maneuver is tenuous because it must also reckon with the employers, who protested against the new version, “not acceptable in the state.” For CGPME, the proposed measures will have “virtually no essentially positive impact of French companies.”

AFP