MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The statement added that six of eight oil refineries in France were on strike.
“Thursday, May 19, nearly 400,000 people have joined the protests against the labor law, almost double [the number] of last Tuesday,” the statement said.
The labor bill has given rise to multiple protests across the country in the past months.
#LoiTravail: Hollande says the "battle has not been won" as 1000´s take to French streets: https://t.co/w2RcdC8OO4 pic.twitter.com/vRBKqpSQpB
— Saulo Corona (@saulocorona) 17 May 2016
Among the reforms proposed by Prime Minister Manuel Valls’ government are highly unpopular attempts to increase daily working hours and simplify firing procedures.
