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| Thousands take to the streets as nationwide strike over pay & working conditions kicks off in France (VIDEOS) | Thousands take to the streets as nationwide strike over pay & working conditions kicks off in France (VIDEOS) |
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| A nationwide strike has kicked off in France, with public sector workers demanding better pay and working conditions and condemning sloppy government support amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. | A nationwide strike has kicked off in France, with public sector workers demanding better pay and working conditions and condemning sloppy government support amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. |
| The strike began across France on Thursday after being called by the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), one of the nation’s largest unions. Other trade unions joined in – including the Federation Syndicale Unitaire and Solidaires – as well as student groups and youth organizations. | The strike began across France on Thursday after being called by the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), one of the nation’s largest unions. Other trade unions joined in – including the Federation Syndicale Unitaire and Solidaires – as well as student groups and youth organizations. |
| Thousands of workers took to the streets of Paris and marched through the city center. Protesters carried a large banner reading “Jobs, salaries, working time, pensions ... let’s revive the social”, video footage from the scene shows. | Thousands of workers took to the streets of Paris and marched through the city center. Protesters carried a large banner reading “Jobs, salaries, working time, pensions ... let’s revive the social”, video footage from the scene shows. |
| The protesters urged the French government to allocate more funds to education and public services as part of the nation’s Covid-19 recovery plan. Their demands also addressed unemployment rates that surged amid the pandemic, with the unions urging the government to abstain from further job cuts. | The protesters urged the French government to allocate more funds to education and public services as part of the nation’s Covid-19 recovery plan. Their demands also addressed unemployment rates that surged amid the pandemic, with the unions urging the government to abstain from further job cuts. |
| Police closely monitored the protests and while some protesters lit flares and other pyrotechnics during the demonstrations, there were no immediate reports of any major incidents or scuffles with police. | Police closely monitored the protests and while some protesters lit flares and other pyrotechnics during the demonstrations, there were no immediate reports of any major incidents or scuffles with police. |
| Smaller rallies were held across other French cities as well. In Toulouse, hundreds of protesters marched through the city’s streets carrying banners demanding better salaries and condemning economic instability. | Smaller rallies were held across other French cities as well. In Toulouse, hundreds of protesters marched through the city’s streets carrying banners demanding better salaries and condemning economic instability. |
| Things got more heated in the northwest city of Rennes, where police tried to disperse marchers with tear gas, local media reported. | Things got more heated in the northwest city of Rennes, where police tried to disperse marchers with tear gas, local media reported. |
| Police also turned a high-pressure water cannon on the demonstrators, footage circulating online shows. | Police also turned a high-pressure water cannon on the demonstrators, footage circulating online shows. |
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