term, she was hired by the same employer on January 1, 2006 with a CNE contract. The court redefined the contract as a CDI (permanent contract). CGT trade union leader Bernard Thibault hoped that the decision would mark the end of the controversial contract. On July 6, 2007, the Court of Appeal of Paris upheld the decision. The International Labour Organization agreed with the French courts in its November 2007 decision (dec-GB.300/20/6), issued at the request of the Force Ouvrière trade union. The French government was asked to ensure "that 'contracts for new employment' can in no case be terminated in the absence of a valid reason". See also Job security Precarity 2006 youth protests in France First Employment Contract References Further reading Law 2005-846 of July 26, 2005 authorizing the Prime Minister to take ordinances Ordinance 2005-893 of August 2, 2005 creating the CNE French labour law 2006 in law