French unions stage nationwide strike amid soaring inflation

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.

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 "We will not pay for the crisis".

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 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.

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".