Social reforms were also made: the work week was reduced to 39 hours; workers received more rights at their workplace; the retirement age was reduced to 60 years of age; the bvacation/b period was extended to five weeks of paid bvacation/bb...../b He was held prisoner at Stalag IXA near bZiegenhain/b (today called Trutzhain, a village near Kassel in Hesse). Mitterrand became involved in the social organisation for the POWs in the camp. He claims this, and the influence of the people ...
