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Thursday 20 October 2022 - 04:18

French unions stage nationwide strike amid soaring inflation

Story Code : 1020113
  • Protestors hold barriers during a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests for higher wages and against requisitions at refineries in France, October 18, 2022.

    Protestors hold barriers during a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests for higher wages and against requisitions at refineries in France, October 18, 2022.

  • French riot police clash with a protestor at a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests, October 18.

    French riot police clash with a protestor at a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests, October 18.

  • Protestors attend a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests in France, October 18. The sogan reads

    Protestors attend a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests in France, October 18. The sogan reads "Bruno Le Maire, give us your salary".

  • Protestors attend a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests in France, October 18. The slogan reads

    Protestors attend a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests in France, October 18. The slogan reads "We will not pay for the crisis".

  • Street medics tend to injured journalist Zakaria Abdelkafi during clashes at a demonstration in Paris, October 18.

    Street medics tend to injured journalist Zakaria Abdelkafi during clashes at a demonstration in Paris, October 18.

  • A protestor wearing a mask depicting Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, attends a demonstration in Paris, October 18.

    A protestor wearing a mask depicting Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, attends a demonstration in Paris, October 18.

  • A poster with a portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron is pictured next to a protestor wearing a mask depicting Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, during a demonstration in Paris, October 18.

    A poster with a portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron is pictured next to a protestor wearing a mask depicting Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, during a demonstration in Paris, October 18.

  • French CRS riot police stand next to a barricade during clashes at a demonstration in Paris, October 18.

    French CRS riot police stand next to a barricade during clashes at a demonstration in Paris, October 18.

  • Protestors attend a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests, October 18. The slogan reads

    Protestors attend a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests, October 18. The slogan reads "We will not pay for the crisis".

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