French Prime Minister Manuel Valls delivers a speech during a cabinet meeting on equality and citizenship in Vaulx-en-Velin near Lyon, France, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Robert Pratta
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls criticised on Wednesday the head of France's main employers' group who has threatened to derail talks about unemployment insurance unless the government backtracks on alterations to a proposed labour reform bill.
Medef had initially backed the project, which was designed to simplify a complex employment code and encourage companies to hire permanent staff. But the government removed some pro-business measures after unions and student groups protested.
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