00:02Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to take part in major demonstrations across France on Thursday to defend wages
00:10and jobs.
00:10The country braces for a nationwide strike day involving trade unions, the Yellow Vest Movement, students and workers from various
00:18sectors.
00:18France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez gave details on the police security arrangements.
00:23On mobilise à nouveau 70 000 policiers et gendarmes sur l'ensemble du territoire national.
00:28Le même volume de forces mobiles est également mobilisé pour cette journée, c'est-à-dire 110 forces mobiles qui
00:36sont mobilisées sur l'ensemble du territoire national.
00:38On the end, trade unions and rights groups have condemned what they described as excessive policing and authoritarian measures aimed
00:46at restricting protests.
00:47The mobilisation comes a day after French lawmakers rejected the first part of the 2027 budget bill.
00:53France has faced weeks of protests sparked by students' demonstrations,
00:57which began in mid-September against overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages.
01:02The movement has since broadened in scope,
01:04with trade unions protesting against the cost of lean crisis and rising fuel prices.
