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French Unions Oppose Cuts to Maximum Unemployment Benefit Durations

Major French trade unions are challenging changes to unemployment insurance that reduce maximum benefit periods, warning that the new rules could increase financial pressure on workers leaving jobs through conventional contract terminations.
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