PARIS (Reuters) - French employers offered some concessions as a fresh round of talks to overhaul labour rules began on Thursday and could discuss union demands to raise welfare charges on short-term contracts, union officials said.
President Francois Hollande has called on business leaders and unions to strike a "historic deal" to overhaul France's labour market to help firms adjust their wage burden in a downturn and give workers more job security.
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