French Labour Reform Protests May Escalate, Turn Into Acute Issue for Macron

‘On Friday, Macron signed five decrees on labor reform aimed at introducing fundamental changes to the country’s labor market.
The reform of the labor code has already triggered large-scale protests across the country as French trade unions consider that it will deprive workers of their rights, because it will be easier for enterprises to fire their employees under the new labor code.
About 400,000 people took to streets in France in a strike called by several labor unions against the reform of the labor market on September 12. A range of manifestations is planned for the next week, including a potentially long-lasting strike of the road workers, who promise to block the refineries, which can result in massive fuel shortages across France similar to those in 2016 during the tenure of former President Francois Hollande.’
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