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Added on the 24/01/2020 13:19:09 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms start in Paris, on the eighth day of an enduring strike. IMAGES
Demonstrators heed the call of trade unions and gather in Paris for a 24th day of strikes, rallying against President Macron's pension reforms. IMAGES
Several thousand people wait outside the "Gare de l'Est" train station in Paris before a march through the French capital to protest against a pension overhaul by President Emmanuel Macron. Unions say the planned reforms will force millions of people to work longer or face curtailed benefits. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of demonstrators leave Place d'Italie in Paris and begin their march against pension reform. Mass demonstrations are taking place across France for the second time in less than two weeks, challenging Macron's plan to raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64. IMAGES
The end of the procession of demonstrators against pension reform arrives at Place du Montparnasse, in Paris, followed by police cars, as protesters are cleared from Place Vauban, near the Invalides. IMAGES
"France is angry", reads one protester's sign at the start of a march against pension reform in Paris, on the 10th day of nationwide action against President Macron's reform proposals. IMAGES
Thousands of people march from Place de la République in Paris to the Place de la Bastille during a demonstration against pension reforms proposed by Emmanuel Macron's government. IMAGES