More than 600,000 Rally Across France to Demand Higher Wages and School Funding
Unions said 600,000 people joined nationwide strikes as teachers and workers pressed for pay increases and more education funding.
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General strike and protests for higher wages in France
Hundreds of thousands strike across France for higher wages and to back students
The Paris march began peacefully on Thursday afternoon at Place de la Republique. The large crowd included many students carrying signs reading, "Inequalities seriously jeopardize our future" and "We can't spend our whole lives just trying to make a living." They were joined by workers and retirees demanding higher wages and pensions.
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More than 600,000 rally across France to demand higher wages and school funding
PARIS — France’s Interior Ministry said more than 600,000 people rallied Thursday across France, including in Paris, to demand higher wages and school funding in nationwide strikes and demonstrations. After more than a month of large, recurring protests across France, major rallies took place again in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and elsewhere, most of which were peaceful. The Interior Ministry said the figures were still provisional. Hundreds of thou…
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