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Brits warned: Stay away from Paris
25th March 2006
British tourists have been warned to avoid the mob anarchy that's hit Paris
British travellers were warned today to avoid some of France's most popular tourist spots, as protests against new employment laws continued to bring violence to the streets.
The Foreign Office was urging Britons to check where demonstrations were expected to take place, and stay clear of planned protests. It also warned that travel plans may be disrupted by a day of mass strikes due to take place next Tuesday.
The swell of student protests has led to blockades at dozens of universities across France and violent clashes with police.
There have been 1,420 arrests and 453 officers injured since clashes first broke out on March 11, the French Interior Ministry said yesterday.
The students are angry at plans to introduce a new jobs contract which will make it easier for employers to hire and fire young workers. The government hopes to reduce unemployment among less privileged youths by making the labour market more flexible.
However students fear it will remove classic protections and leave young workers in a more precarious situation than before.
The protests have affected some of the most popular tourist sites in Paris.
More than two weeks of violent demonstrations have seen clashes between police and protesters around the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Les Invalides and the Sorbonne University.
Yesterday the Foreign Office updated its advice to travellers to France in the light of the continuing protests.
The advice reads: "Demonstrations against the French Government's new employment law, some of which have become violent with missiles being thrown and cars and property being set alight and destroyed, continue to take place in some parts of central Paris, some of the city's suburbs and in other cities throughout France.
"Employee and student unions have called for a further day of mass demonstrations and strikes throughout France on Tuesday 28 March 2006 which may disrupt some essential services, including transport links
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Brits warned: Stay away from Paris
25th March 2006
British tourists have been warned to avoid the mob anarchy that's hit Paris
British travellers were warned today to avoid some of France's most popular tourist spots, as protests against new employment laws continued to bring violence to the streets.
The Foreign Office was urging Britons to check where demonstrations were expected to take place, and stay clear of planned protests. It also warned that travel plans may be disrupted by a day of mass strikes due to take place next Tuesday.
The swell of student protests has led to blockades at dozens of universities across France and violent clashes with police.
There have been 1,420 arrests and 453 officers injured since clashes first broke out on March 11, the French Interior Ministry said yesterday.
The students are angry at plans to introduce a new jobs contract which will make it easier for employers to hire and fire young workers. The government hopes to reduce unemployment among less privileged youths by making the labour market more flexible.
However students fear it will remove classic protections and leave young workers in a more precarious situation than before.
The protests have affected some of the most popular tourist sites in Paris.
More than two weeks of violent demonstrations have seen clashes between police and protesters around the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Les Invalides and the Sorbonne University.
Yesterday the Foreign Office updated its advice to travellers to France in the light of the continuing protests.
The advice reads: "Demonstrations against the French Government's new employment law, some of which have become violent with missiles being thrown and cars and property being set alight and destroyed, continue to take place in some parts of central Paris, some of the city's suburbs and in other cities throughout France.
"Employee and student unions have called for a further day of mass demonstrations and strikes throughout France on Tuesday 28 March 2006 which may disrupt some essential services, including transport links
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