French workers stage nationwide anti-austerity strike

‘French workers and pensioners have staged a one-day strike across the country to protest against the government’s economic policies, Press TV reports.

On Thursday, workers from both public and private sectors walked off their jobs and took part in anti-government rallies all over the European country.

In the capital city of Paris, more than 100,000 protesters took to the streets to push the government of President Francois Hollande to reconsider its austerity policies.’

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