# Amid French school protests, students seek 'respect, dignity and decent working conditions'

https://mins.news/en/video/83238

- France 24 English, 2026-10-02 10:02 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHIkmJ_40wM

> Sociologist Éric Fassin says the student protests are fundamentally a demand for equality, dignity and recognition. Students from working-class Parisian suburbs are asking for the basic conditions needed to study and, ultimately, the same opportunities available to students elsewhere. The movement has spread, but its core meaning remains unchanged.

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