BEIJING: On this year’s Labor Day multiple protests across the world against unfriendly labor reforms have been scheduled at a time of economic difficulties.
In France, workers’ unions and student organizations have planned further protests on Sunday to mark the May Day labor holiday following a violent demonstration on Thursday to block a labor reform.
Police arrested 27 people, placing 24 of them in custody, after hooded youth refused to leave the Republic Square in Paris and threw projectiles at police officers.
In the early hours of Friday morning, people set two cars on fire and destroyed shopfronts, to which police responded with …read more
Source: The Manila Times
