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Youth Protest Labor Law, 03/27/06
1. Why are young people protesting in France? 2. According to the French government, how will the law help students find jobs? 3. What are the students and union leaders threatening to do on Tuesday? 4. What do the students and union leaders want the government to do? 5. What French leader introduced the law? 6. How does unemployment in France differ from unemployment in the United States? 7. What is the CDI? 8. How does the CDI affect hiring practices? 9. Do the French people support the law? Discussion Activity (more research might be needed): 1. If you lived in France, would you protest the CPE? Why or why not? 2. The French government has said the new CPE law was proposed largely in response to youth riots in the fall of last year. Read the NewsHour Extra story about last year's riots (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec05/france_11-09.html) and write an essay explaining how the CPE could help addressed the issues raised during those riots? 3. What is protectionism? What is a free market? Write an essay explaining both and how they apply to this situation. Write a 300-500 word essay on either of these topics providing clear examples. Send your completed editorial to NewsHour Extra (extra@newshour.org). Exceptional essays might be published on our Web site. |