Demonstrators take to streets across France to demand pay rise

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Demonstrators take to streets across France to demand pay rise

STORY: Demonstrators take to streets across France to demand pay rise DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of demonstrators on the streets of Saint-Etienne 2. various of CGT union banners 3. various of protesters STORYLINE: The French union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) launched a new strike call Thursday with demonstrations nationwide asking for a pay hike. A rally was organized at Place de la Republique in Paris while more than 120 demonstrations were organized in many cities in France. On Oct. 18, a little over 100,000 demonstrators gathered across the country while several trade unions called for a strike. "For months, in the face of galloping inflation, workers in all professional sectors have been mobilized to obtain general wage increases," announces the CGT union in a press release before, adding that "the government does not respond to social emergencies and the rise of inequalities only through ineffective measu

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