A controversial and contested labor bill was pushed through the French Parliament without a vote Tuesday night. This is the second time Prime Minister Manuel Valls has invoked a special constitutional article to approve the reading of the bill. It will now go to the conservative-led Senate and return back to Parliament later this month, where the final say will be had. The bill, if enacted into law will give companies more freedom to fire workers and allow them to enforce extend work hours.
See "French Government Forces Labor Bill Through Parliament", The Washington Post, July 6, 2016