France: Striking workers blockade waste treatment centre in labour law protest

Journalist (French): "But it already has a domino effect with these sectors on strike."
Protester (French): "Yes, in 2 weeks, I think there will be the European football cup. If Paris is dirty and people can't move, it will be the government's fault, nor ours."
Around a hundred striking waste treatment workers and their supporters picketed the Leroy Merlen centre in Val-de-Marne, near Paris, on Monday, blocking the site’s entrance, halting work at the facility. The strike has been called in protest against the country’s controversial labour reforms.
The centre serves 15 towns near Paris and recycles around 730,000 tonnes of waste per year. At least 800 people are employed at the plant.
Commonly referred to as the 'El Khomri law,' after French Labour Minister Myriam El Khomri, President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls have said they will impose the labour reforms by decree after the government survived a recent vote of no-confidence.
The reforms will concern almost all aspects of the country's labour laws; easing conditions for employers to hire and fire workers. Firms will also have greater freedoms to reduce workers' pay and will be able to extend the working week from the current 35 hours to a maximum of 46 hours.
France's government says the reforms are essential to boosting the economy and helping cut high levels of unemployment. The changes have been condemned by student groups and labour unions, who believe that it will become easier for employers to bypass workers' rights on pay, overtime and breaks.