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Thousands Hold Protests in Paris Demanding Wage Hike, Retirement at 60, Right to Strike

© AP Photo / Aurelien MorissardPeople gather for a march against the high cost of living and climate inaction in Paris, France, Sunday Oct. 16, 2022.
People gather for a march against the high cost of living and climate inaction in Paris, France, Sunday Oct. 16, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.10.2022
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France remains gripped by a widespread protest movement as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis squeezes Frenchmen beyond endurance.
Sputnik comes live from Paris, where demonstrators are rallying to demand higher wages, for the retirement age to be lowered to 60 and for encroachments on the right to strike to be lifted.
Four leading French trade unions - the General Confederation of Labor, the General Confederation of Labor - Workers' Force, the Federation Syndicale Unitaire, and the Solidaires - announced the strike.
On Sunday, thousands of protesters gathered in Paris to take part in a march against rocketing living costs and the impotence of the government.
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