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Added on the 12/09/2017 17:01:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A day of protests by public sector workers started Thursday with a demonstration in Marseille. Unions called for a strike in a "warning shot" for President Emmanuel Macron against his multi-front reform drive. Trains and some flights are cancelled causing travel headaches for thousands. IMAGES of protest in Marseille.
Tens of thousands of French leftists answer a call by firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon to throng the streets of Paris in protest over President Emmanuel Macron's sweeping reforms of the labour code. IMAGES
Several hundred people opposed to Emmanuel Macron's pension reform bill demonstrate on Boulevard Montparnasse in Paris, surrounded by a large deployment of police. The French government deployed Article 49.3 of the Constitution to push tdhe controversial project through, prompting a backlash from protesting public service workers and criticism of being "undemocratic" by opposition parties. IMAGES
Several thousand people gather at the Place de la Bastille in Paris, before the start of a protest to demand higher wages. IMAGES
Several thousand Airbus employees demonstrate on the company's premises, on the outskirts of Toulouse, against the job-cutting plan announced by the aircraft manufacturer, which threatens 5,000 jobs in France, including more than 3,500 in Toulouse in the wake of the Covid-19 epidemic. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.