[jorian]

Much of the earlier furor was over the fact that the reforms would allow an employer to fire an employee without cause during the first two years of employment and avoid minimum wage laws. Chirac amended the proposed reform but it hasn't taken the fire out of the riots. I doubt that the majority of the rioters are actually passionate critics of the reforms. More than likely they are just hoodlums who see the protest as an opportunity to cause trouble. France can really only blame itself however, their liberal immigration policies are ruining that country.