French students demonstrate against terms of a new youth contract for first-time job seekers in Marseille...
French students demonstrate against the terms of a new youth contract for first-time job seekers called CPE (First Labour Contract) in Marseille March 7, 2006. Thousands of students joined workers at a rally in the southern port city of Marseille to oppose the job plan, based on a new employment contract which they say will increase job insecurity for the young and will not reduce unemployment. The new job contract, known as the CPE, would allow firms to hire people aged under 26 for a two-year trial period before offering them a permanent job. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier