Paris: Students, rail workers, medical staff rally against Macron's reforms

Public railways SNCF railworkers demonstrate against planned reforms of the French government on April 13, 2018 in Paris.

Hundreds of students, rail workers, medical staff as well as post office workers took to the streets of Paris to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's labour reform on Friday.

Students, rail workers of Sud Rail, post office workers, health workers rally at Tolbiac subway station near the blocked Tolbiac campus, to protest against Macron's planned reforms in Paris. (AFP)

Protesters marched from Tolbiac University to Salpetriere Hospital, stating that the strike convergence aims to "reverse the government propaganda."

"The idea is to show that those reforms including the selection in the faculties are affecting everybody in the country, train users, students, as well as seniors," one protester said. The demonstration comes after a long string of recent anti-Macron protests in France.

Source: Ruptly


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