# Protests sweep France as demonstrators demand higher wages and lower living costs

https://mins.news/en/video/131779

- VOA Chinese, 2026-11-06 01:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOemQaJCIo

> Strikes and demonstrations are taking place across France, with unions and teachers joining in support of high-school students. Clashes between police and protesters in Lyon and Strasbourg underscored rising tensions. Protesters want higher wages, lower living costs and more education funding; organizers estimate that more than 250,000 people will take to the streets on Thursday.

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