Education unions call a new strike and demonstrations for 10 November

A 29 October Press TV report summarized a statement by four UN experts on nationwide student protests over school conditions and education funding. The experts said arrests and detention affecting...

Student blockades resumed after the school holiday period, with mobilization figures contested: the student union USL claimed about 500 schools and 50 campuses were affected, while the education...

On 5 November, the CFDT, CGT, FO, UNSA and FSU called strikes and demonstrations over wages, pensions, public services, employment and industry, inviting students and retirees to join. The CGT...

La France Insoumise published its 2027 presidential programme, “L’Avenir en commun,” on November 6 and presented it at a rally at Le Bourget the following day. The programme allocates €1 billion to...

Al Jazeera reported that the Interior Ministry counted 146,000 protesters nationwide, including 46,000 in Paris, while unions estimated 250,000 nationwide and 75,000 in Paris. AFP reported that...

After a social conference with unions and employers on 9 November, the French government announced a 1.6% rise in the SMIC from 1 December, bringing monthly net pay to about €1,502. The CFDT said...

Trade unions and student organizations called a new national day of strikes and demonstrations on 10 November over school and university funding, staffing, working conditions and access to higher...

Le Parisien reported that the Franco-Palestinian association NIDAL filed an emergency motion with the administrative court seeking to prevent or restrict a Paris real-estate fair that it says...