每日英語跟讀 Ep.K496: About France - France to make condoms free at pharmacies for those aged 18-25

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that condoms would be made available for free in pharmacies for 18- to 25-year-olds in a bid to reduce unwanted pregnancies among young people.

法國總統馬克宏週四表示，將在藥局免費為18至25歲的年輕人提供保險套，以減少年輕人意外懷孕。

"It’s a small revolution for contraception," Macron said during a health debate with young people in Fontaine-le-Comte, a suburb of Poitiers in western France.

「這是避孕方面的一場小革命」，馬克宏在法國西部普瓦捷市郊區楓丹勒孔特與年輕人進行健康辯論時說。

The move comes as health authorities have observed an increase in sexually transmitted infections, such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, in recent years. But it is also part of a broader public health campaign that has led France to expand free access to contraception and screening for sexually transmitted diseases.

近年來，衛生當局觀察到衣原體和淋病等性傳播感染有所增加，因此採取這項措施。但它也是更廣泛公衛運動的一環，該運動促使法國擴大免費獲得避孕藥具和篩查性病的範圍。

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France bans work email after 6 p.m. 法國禁止晚上6點後處理公務電子郵件

France has long been seen as something of a paradise when it comes to labour rights, with it’s 35-hour week, long lunches and generous holidays.

說到勞工權益，法國長期以來被視為天堂，每週工作35小時、午休時間長，假期又多。

Now, a new legally-binding agreement effectively banning workers from after-hours work emails could be the icing on the gateau.

現在，一項具有法律約束力的新協議可能讓這個天堂好上加好：禁止員工下班後處理公務電子郵件。

The deal signed between employers’ federations and unions representing workers in the digital and consultancy fields stipulates that employees should switch off work emails after 6pm and employers must not pressure them to be electronically available after this time.

這項由數位與顧問產業雇主聯合會與工會簽訂的協議規定，員工應該在晚上6點後關閉工作用電子郵件，雇主不得施壓他們在這個時間後保持電子聯繫管道暢通。

Employees will no longer check their work-related email before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m., according to the agreement. The deal upholds the spirit of the 35-hour work week that France implemented in 1999.

員工將不再於上午9時前或晚上6時後查看工作相關電子郵件，根據這份協議。這項協議支持法國自1999年起實施的每週35小時工時精神。

1 million employees in the tech and consulting sectors will be covered by the new rule, the Guardian reports, including workers at the French offices of Google and Facebook.

這項新規定將適用於科技和顧問產業的100萬名受僱人員，衛報報導，包括法國的Google和Facebook員工。Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1557826 ; https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/paper/774325