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THOUSANDS of trade unionists have marched in Paris to demand wage increases to keep up with inflation.
Thursday’s demonstration in the French capital was a part of a nationwide day of walkouts and transport strikes by train drivers and other public-sector workers that caused serious disruption to commuters.
The action came amid a wave of discontent across Europe as workers struggle to make ends meet during the cost-of-living crisis.
Members of France’s national student union marched alongside the union members.
“We all feel personally affected and in solidarity [with the workers] because we are workers too,” said Victor Mendez, who heads the National Student Union of France at the University of Paris in Nanterre.
“Most of the families are having a hard time buying a box of eggs or bread or even meat. That’s not possible in France, ‘the world's sixth-strongest country’.”
"We believe the best way is to raise the salaries and to fund all public services with taxes on the rich. This is what we are demanding.”
The CGT union federation estimated that more than 100,000 protesters took to the streets across the country.
