Thomas Fortuna
GOALS
1) For Chevron to offer more employment opportunities to the local villagers, many of whom had their original livelihoods disrupted by the environmental degradation caused by oil prospecting.
2) For some of the oil wealth to be spent on infrastructure in the local communities, such as healthcare facilities, water and electricity systems, and schools.
SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING SPECIFIC DEMANDS / GOALS: 6 / 6 points
SURVIVAL: 1 / 1
GROWTH: 2 / 3
TOTAL…
Goal: The repeal of the First Employment Contract (CPE) law.
SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING SPECIFIC GOALS: 6 points of 6
SURVIVAL: 1 / 1
GROWTH: 3 / 3
TOTAL: 10 / 10
January 2006 in France was a tense time. Economic growth had been unexpectedly poor. National unemployment was at nearly 10 percent, totalling more than 2.5 million people. People under 26 suffered a joblessness rate of 22–23 percent nationwide and 40 or 50 percent in France’s poorest communities. Urban riots…
