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Turnout down as French unions stage fresh labour reform protests

Officials estimated the crowds at 132,000 across France, just over half the number who took part last week in similar union street protests.

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Protesters demonstrated Thursday against an imminent overhaul of France's labour laws but in far lower numbers than organisers hoped, just days before President Emmanuel Macron's flagship reforms enter the statute books, reports FRANCE 24.

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