France – Nonformality

Youth battleground

The battle for the youth vote in France heats up, BBC reports.

Hundred thousands of young people are protesting against the so-called First Employment Contract (Contrat PremiÃ¨re Embauche — CPE) allowing employers to lay off under-26s without explanation within the first two years of a contract. Linking back to what Alana wrote in November 2005, when the riots began in Clichy-sous-Bois, the International Herald Tribune went back… Continue reading Youth Protests in France

Intifada of the Banlieues

It is November 2005 and the banlieues of France have been burning for twelve nights.