PARIS: French business leaders have applauded President Emmanuel Macron’s overhaul of the labor code, a signature reform that will test his ability to force through change and face down protests.
The 39-year-old centrist sees overhauling France’s rigid labor regulations as key to tackling the unemployment rate, currently 9.5 percent in France, roughly twice the level of Britain or Germany.
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