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06TOKYO1856
2006-04-07 01:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION NEW FRENCH LABOR LAW
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UNCLAS TOKYO 001856
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION NEW FRENCH LABOR LAW
- TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: A front-page story from Washington in
Friday morning's Tokyo Shimbun quoted an AP report as
saying that former vice presidential chief of staff Libby
told prosecutors that he obtained permission from
President Bush to leak information.
UNCLAS TOKYO 001856
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION NEW FRENCH LABOR LAW
- TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: A front-page story from Washington in
Friday morning's Tokyo Shimbun quoted an AP report as
saying that former vice presidential chief of staff Libby
told prosecutors that he obtained permission from
President Bush to leak information.
1. "New French Labor Law: The Pain Involved in Creating
Jobs" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/7): "France has
been rocked over the introduction of a new labor system
for young people. Demonstrations are being held all
across the country, with many high schools and
universities closing down. This movement, which has
brought more than one million people into the streets,
represents the largest unrest in France since the so-
called May '68 Revolution.... France is known for having
the strongest worker protections in Europe. Young people
refuse to accept the new labor law, which would protect
workers after a two-year trial period but raise their
risk of being dismissed in the interim.... On the
instructions of President Chirac, Interior Minister
Sarkozy and other senior government officials have begun
talks with union and student leaders, as well as business
leaders, to calm the situation. If the unrest drags on,
international confidence in France could be shaken. Japan
and other advanced countries are keeping a close watch on
how France will resolve a puzzle involving vested
interests, competitiveness, and employment."
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION NEW FRENCH LABOR LAW
- TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: A front-page story from Washington in
Friday morning's Tokyo Shimbun quoted an AP report as
saying that former vice presidential chief of staff Libby
told prosecutors that he obtained permission from
President Bush to leak information.
1. "New French Labor Law: The Pain Involved in Creating
Jobs" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/7): "France has
been rocked over the introduction of a new labor system
for young people. Demonstrations are being held all
across the country, with many high schools and
universities closing down. This movement, which has
brought more than one million people into the streets,
represents the largest unrest in France since the so-
called May '68 Revolution.... France is known for having
the strongest worker protections in Europe. Young people
refuse to accept the new labor law, which would protect
workers after a two-year trial period but raise their
risk of being dismissed in the interim.... On the
instructions of President Chirac, Interior Minister
Sarkozy and other senior government officials have begun
talks with union and student leaders, as well as business
leaders, to calm the situation. If the unrest drags on,
international confidence in France could be shaken. Japan
and other advanced countries are keeping a close watch on
how France will resolve a puzzle involving vested
interests, competitiveness, and employment."
SCHIEFFER