French survives no-confidence vote over labour reform

France's embattled Socialist government survived a vote of no-confidence on Thursday over its decision to force a controversial labour reform bill though parliament. As thousands once again protested against the proposals across France, the government succeeded in ramming through a reform that is aimed at loosening up France's notoriously rigid labour market. Many unions and students say the reform is stacked in favour of employers and will do little to address France's jobless rate, which is st