Paris – More than a million French workers take to the streets for the second time in two weeks, increasing pressure on the president Emmanuel Macronplans of France to raise the retirement age And threatening a further walkout that could bring much of the country to a halt.
Striking teachers and railway, health and oil workers held marches in dozens of cities as part of a nationwide crackdown called by unions to force the government to back down from its pension overhaul. Train, subway and bus services were severely disrupted and dozens of flights were cancelled. Many schools and nurseries remained closed.