Workers strike across France, hundreds of thousands expected to protest
Summary
Trade unions called workers across France to strike, with demonstrations expected in 260 cities and towns. Protesters are demanding higher wages, tax changes and better school conditions amid broader concerns about living costs.Key Facts
- Protests took place in Marseille, Lyon and Nantes on Thursday morning, with a Paris rally scheduled for 13:00 GMT.
- Organisers expected hundreds of thousands of people to demonstrate.
- The Education Ministry expected 16 percent of teachers nationwide to strike.
- President Emmanuel Macron held a defence and security meeting on Wednesday to address public order.
- Reuters reported that riot police fired tear gas at a demonstration in Lyon.
- France has seen repeated protests since September, when students began protesting conditions at public high schools.
- Reuters reported that a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting was moved from Marseille to Paris after six weeks of nationwide protests.
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