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Strikes grow in France as worker power returns

Friday, 27 May 2016 1:36 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 27 May 2016 1:36 AM ]

Demonstrators gather on May 26, 2016 in Nantes, western France, during a protest against government planned labour law reforms. AFP

Ramin Mazaheri

Press TV, Paris

Anti-government demonstrations in France are continuing unabated. A sudden increase in the number of strikes has added more pressure on the government. Energy shortages, work stoppages, and widening protests have plunged France into a state of social unrest not seen in more than two decades. Ramin Mazaheri reports.

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