# Tens of thousands join France public sector strike over pay and budget cuts

https://mins.news/en/video/79459

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-29 23:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlMRsr6wmQM

> Tens of thousands of civil servants joined more than 100 protests across France, with teachers, firefighters and healthcare workers taking part in a nationwide strike. They are demanding higher pay and better working conditions while opposing planned budget cuts ahead of next year’s presidential election. The government is due to unveil its draft budget in the coming days.

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