University students stage a protest in Marseille on March 17, 2016, as part of a day of protests opposing the government planned Labour Law. The banner reads "Labour Law reform, you promised us a rose, we are getting unemployement" playing on words with the expression "A promise is a promise" and with the rose, which is the emblem of the French socialist party (AFP)

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