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World Business Report: First broadcast 2016/05/26 22:32 GMT: Strikes in France Intensify

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First broadcast 2016/05/26 22:32 GMT

First broadcast 2016/05/26 22:32 GMT: Strikes in France Intensify

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Strikes in France Intensify

Labour reform strikes in France intensify - as nuclear power workers join the protests.

The French government says its labour reforms are essential to cut unemployment, and revive the economy. But they've provoked a backlash from angry protesters.

Police fired tear gas at demonstrators in Paris earlier today. Protesters believe the reforms will mean less job security, and weaken the power of unions. Workers at 16 French nuclear power stations have become the latest to strike over the changes. The BBC's Jonty Bloom reports from Toulouse in southern France. Meanwhile, does the world's most widely-used weedkiller pose a threat to human health? Concern is growing that it might. We talk to campaigner Katherine Hamnett.

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