Workers across France struck on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands expected at rallies in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Nantes and Lille. Unions are demanding a higher minimum wage, better pay, tax reforms and improved school conditions. Organisers expect protests in 260 towns, and the Education Ministry forecasts 16 percent of teachers will strike. Police fired tear gas in Lyon.
France strikes: hundreds of thousands protest over pay and living costs
Source: Al Jazeera