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1、实用文档JobInsecurityandtheWelfareStateinaGlobalizedWorld【1】OnApril10,2006,FrenchPresidentJacquesChiracNotes:JacquesChirac:WhatdoyouknowaboutJacquesChirac?JacquesRenéChirac(born29November1932)isaFrenchpoliticianwhoservedasPresidentofFrancefrom1995to2007.Hepreviouslyserv
2、edasPrimeMinisterofFrancefrom1974to1976andfrom1986to1988(makinghimtheonlypersontoholdthepositionofPrimeMinistertwiceundertheFifthRepublic),andasMayerofParisfrom1977to1995.Chirac’sinternalpoliciesincludedlowertaxrates,theremovalofpricecontrals,strongpunishmentforcrim
3、eandterrorism,andbusinessprivatization.Healsoarguedformoresociallyresponsibleeconomicpolicies.Chiracisthesecond-longestservingPresidentofFrance(twofullterms,thefirstofsevenyearsandthesecondoffiveyears).In2011hewasputontrialforembezzlementtrialformisappropriationofpu
4、blicfundsusingfakejobspaidforbytheParistownhallforfull-timeworkersofhisparty.surrenderedsurrender:v.toadmitthatonehasbeendefeatedandwanttostopfighting;toallowoneselftobecaught,takenprisoner,etc.投降，屈服(P50)topublicpressureandwithdrewtheFirstEmploymentContracttheFirstE
5、mploymentContract:WhatistheFirstEmploymentContract?Thecontratpremièreembauche(CPE;English:firstemploymentcontract)wasanewformofemploymentcontractpushedinspring2006inFrancebyPrimieMinisterDominiquedeVillepin.Thisemploymentcontract,availablesolelytoemployeesunder26,wo
6、uldhavemadeiteasierfortheemployertofireemployeesbyremovingtheneedtoprovidereasonsfordismissalforaninitial“trialperiod”oftwoyears,inexchangeforsomefinancialguaranteesforemployees.However,theenactmentofthisamendmenttotheso-called“EqualityofOpportunityAct”establishingt
7、hiscontractwassounpopularthatsoonmassiveprotestswereheld,mostlybyyoungstudents,andthegovernmentrescindedtheamendment.(knownastheCPE–theContratPremièreEmbaucheinFrench)afterdaysofprotestsbystudentgroupsand文案大全实用文档laborunions.Theproposedlaw,whichwasdesignedtocombatFra
8、nce’s22.2percentyouthunemploymentrate,wouldhaveallowedfirmsthefreedomtohireworkersundertheageof26onatrialtrial:n.theprocessoftestingtheabi
