Mayotte price protests draw a large march in Mamoudzou

Associations, unions, political organizations, Roma residents and other supporters demonstrated in Paris and more than a hundred cities against the government's security policy and expulsions of Roma....

Around 500 undocumented workers occupied the entrance hall and steps of the Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration in Paris. They demanded that authorities honor commitments to regularize...

A nationwide strike and demonstrations opposed a reform raising the statutory retirement age from 60 to 62. Transport, refinery, education and other workers joined the action, with students also...

An inter-union and consumer coalition called a public mobilization in Mamoudzou against the cost of everyday goods. The action came months after Mayotte became a French department, amid debates over...

The protest expanded into a strike and boycott campaign, with roadblocks and demonstrations in several towns. The coalition demanded lower prices for basic food, fuel and construction goods and also...

A white march of about 5,000 people was recorded during the strike, amid a tense climate following clashes and injuries. The march made grief and demands for accountability part of the public...

After 44 days of mobilization, union and consumer representatives proposed lifting roadblocks and suspending the strike following negotiations on price reductions. Some demands remained unresolved,...

After the 44-day strike had been suspended, unions and supporters resumed action with a march and slow-moving convoy in Mamoudzou. The renewed mobilization followed dissatisfaction with the scope...

Transporters gathered near Le Port and drove toward Saint-Denis as they protested fuel prices. Their demands included a lower price for fuel and a €15 gas cylinder. Talks produced an initial proposal,...

Residents and the Association réunionnaise de consommateurs et de population (ARCP) organized an action at a supermarket in Saint-Benoît. Participants pushed empty carts and called for a boycott...