Conflict continues in France as not only national labor unions but also employers take a hostile stance towards President Francois Hollande’s attempt to loosen labor regulations and hopefully decrease the country’s skyrocketing unemployment rate. Unions have recently rejected the government’s attempts to amend the proposed labor law to appease workers, stating that the concessions being made do not sufficiently satisfy their demands. Meanwhile, employers allege that while the reform’s intent to grow business and make employment more flexible is positive, the actual proposal is too complicated to practically fulfill its purpose and will just harm French businesses. President Hollande remains steadfast in getting the reform through the National Assembly regardless of the countless protests and demonstrations taking place around the country against it and against his faction of the Socialist party.
See "France's employers join hostile unions to slam labour law reform", Brian Love, Reuters, July 1, 2016