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France stages May Day rallies a year after pensions backlash

People burn Olympic rings made with cardboard during the yearly protest marking International Labour Day, also known as May Day, in Paris on 1 May, 2024. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD

France’s two main trade unions on Wednesday were once again united for May Day parades after last year’s politically charged march against the government’s unpopular pensions reform.

The CGT and CFDT walked side by side in processions in at least half of French cities, including Paris, under the scattered slogans of promoting peace, fighting austerity and calling for a “more protective Europe for workers” ahead of the EU’s elections in June.

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