Unions stage final street march against French labour law reform


Demonstrators clash with French riot police during a march in Paris, France, to demonstrate against the new French labour law, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS (Reuters) - Riot police fired teargas and water cannon at protesters marching on Thursday in France against labour reforms in what unions say will likely be the last demonstrations to try to overturn the law.

Scuffles broke out in Paris and the western city of Nantes. Hooded youths hurled bottles, beer cans and on occasion makeshift firebombs on the fringes of marches against the law that will make hiring and firing easier.

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