French PM urges hardline union to halt anti-reform rallies in Paris

Reuters

Published Jun 15, 2016 02:57AM ET

French PM urges hardline union to halt anti-reform rallies in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday the government would not back down on its contested labor reforms and urged the hardline CGT union to stop organizing mass rallies against them in Paris after violence at demos on Tuesday.

"We cannot have a general ban (on demos), but we will take our responsibilities," Valls said on France Inter radio a day after gangs of masked youth clashed with riot police during a march in Paris.