France is facing a second day of travel chaos, shuttered schools and understaffed hospitals as unions said there would be no let-up in their strike.
France is facing a second day of travel chaos, shuttered schools and understaffed hospitals as unions said there would be no let-up in a strike against Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms until the president backed down.
On Friday there were heavy cancellations of rush-hour trains into Paris and 10 out of 16 metro lines were closed while others ran limited services. Traffic jams totalling more than 350 kilometres clogged the main roads in and around the capital, according to traffic app Styadin, as many commuters took to their cars.Rail workers extended their strike through Friday, while unions at the Paris bus and metro operator RATP said their walkout would continue until Monday.
On Thursday the industrial action brought tens of thousands of protesters into the streets in Paris and forced the closure of the Eiffel Tower and parts of the Louvre Museum.AAP
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