France: CPE withdrawn

It was announced that the new ‘first employment contract’ (Contrat première embauche, or CPE) has been withdrawn in the face of mass protest.

The law, which removes job security from workers under 26, has been subject to mass opposition which we at libcom.org have been covering in detail in recent weeks.

Responses and analysis will follow shortly.

Comments

Related content

Occupation of Sorbonne University continues

Eyewitness account just posted on Paris Indymedia.

About the CPE France blog

A short article explaining what libcom.org's coverage of the anti-CPE movement and what you can do to help.

Monday in Paris....

College de France briefly occupied after 3000 join spontaneous march through Paris.

A look at the growing revolt against the CPE

A quick overview of the struggle so far over the new French labour law liberalisation package the CPE over the past few weeks.

More Parisian universities vote to block

A round up of just some of todays developments.

University authorities and fascists challenge blockade

Toulouse: extreme right confront anti-CPE blockade

We reported a story this afternoon of far right fascists attacking an anti-CPE campus blockade. This has since been disputed by those who were on…