# France needs ‘more public services’; salaries are too low and schools are in very bad shape

https://mins.news/en/item/131192

- France 24, 2026-11-05 17:36 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france-needs-more-public-services-salaries-are-too-low-schools-are-in-very-very-bad-shape

> As France faces another wave of strikes and protests, Solidaires national secretary Gaëlle Martinez describes the general strike as a struggle over economic dignity, public services and the democratic right to collective protest—not only wages, spending or living costs. She calls for a new budget without cuts and higher taxes on the biggest, most profitable companies.

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