France is in its second month of mass protests. What started in September as high school students blockading schools over staff shortages has grown into a nationwide movement over wages, the cost of living and public services.
On November 5, unions say 1.6 million people marched (the government says around 600,000). A third of high schools were shut, transport was disrupted and the Eiffel Tower closed. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu responded with a 1.6% minimum wage increase — about €24 a month. Unions call it "crumbs," and a new national strike is set for November 17.
In this live stream:
• How a protest at one high school became a national movement
• The November 5 general strike: turnout, disruption and clashes
• The government’s minimum wage offer and why unions rejected it
• Students, unions and the return of the yellow vests
• Budget cuts and austerity: the money behind the anger
• What happens next: November 17 and Europe-wide protests
Tell us in the chat: Are the protesters’ demands reasonable, or can France not afford them?
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Sources: AP, AFP, Public Sénat, Ouest-France, LCP, SCMP.
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