Scores of students stormed one of Paris' most elite schools Monday, hurling stones and cinder blocks at riot police in the latest protest against a government plan to reduce France's sky-high unemployment rate among young adults. The law, which will take effect next month, offers a measure of flexibility the government hopes will spur employers to hire young people, knowing they will be able to get rid of them if they have to.
See "Protest of Jobs Law Continues in Paris", Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2006