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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

UNBELIEVABLE: France braced for huge disruption as transport workers start rolling strikes - The Untold Story

People take part in a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strikes and protests called by unions over a proposed pensions overhaul.
People take part in a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strikes and protests called by unions over a proposed pensions overhaul. Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images

France faced street protests and heavy disruption on Tuesday as transport workers and refinery staff began rolling strikes over Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the pension age to 64.

For the sixth time since the start of the year, unions called a nationwide day of strikes and demonstrations, aiming to repeat the large turnout seen on the first major protest, on 19 January, when more than a million people marched against the pension changes.

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