What are France's controversial labour reforms?

[WorldNews]

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France is in the grip of one of its worst industrial disputes in the past 20 years, with a wave of protests and strikes over controversial government reforms to labour laws. Clashes have erupted between protesters and police, and union activists have stepped up blockades on refineries and transport that threaten to paralyse the country ahead of the Euro 2016 football championships that kick off in France on June 10. The government says the law, named after Labour Minister Myriam El Khomri, is aimed at reducing stubbornly high unemployment and making France more business friendly.

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