After losses for French automaker Peugeot-Citroën, workers have gone on strike for 2 weeks, protesting layoffs, in Paris suburb of Aulnay-Sous-Bois. MNA quoted Euronews reporting that “France’s largest automaker, struggling to compete in Europe’s stagnant car market, is cutting 8,000... (Continue reading)
The French national statistics office says the jobless rate in mainland France has seen a sharp rise, hitting 9.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009. This the highest unemployment level in the country in 10 years, rising from 9.1... (Continue reading)