Industrial unrest in France

Title

Industrial unrest in France

Genre

News report

TX Date

4 Dec 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:49

Description

John Chalmers reports back over the telephone from Paris where an emergency Cabinet meeting has been called by Prime Minister Alain Juppe, as France suffers its worst industrial unrest since the late 1960s with public sector workers taking action against government plans to curb welfare spending. Female studio presenter not identified.

Contributors

John Chalmers

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Social security; Political protests; Public sector; France; Public expenditure; Paris; Cabinet (politics); Meetings; Alain Juppe

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