France prepares nationwide protests over high living costs as students and unions join

Demonstrations have begun across France in what is expected to become a major nationwide protest against high prices and the fraying of a model intended to provide a basic level of ⁠opportunity and social security.

PARIS — Protesters across France called for street demonstrations Saturday against rising living costs, joining high school students' grievances over education conditions after more than three weeks of school blockades. Saturday’s mobilization follows calls on social media to revive the yellow vest movement , which emerged in 2018 against social injustice. Student groups protesting since mid-September have urged supporters to join. The CGT, one of France’s major labor unions, also backs the protests, calling for “higher wages and pensions, lower prices and the protection of public services that meet people’s needs.” President Emmanuel Macron appealed Friday for calm and respect for people and property as officials warned of possible violence. “There is a constitutional right to protest and to express oneself, and I have always been vigilant and attentive that that right is fully respected,” Macron said Friday in Brussels. “But this right comes with the need to respect. Respect for people, respect for property, and therefore a commitment not to insult or destroy.” Macro

Around 40 people have been arrested ahead of widespread demonstrations expected across France on Saturday against high prices and inequality.

Protests ⁠began across France on Saturday in ⁠what was expected to become a major nationwide protest ⁠against high prices and the fraying of a model intended to provide a basic level of opportunity and social security. The protests began last month at high schools in Paris’ poor northern suburbs, where anger over teacher absences and shabby facilities quickly morphed into a nationwide movement against inequality, weak public spending and falling standards. A large police presence was ‌visible in...

Protesters across France have called for demonstrations against rising living costs, joining high school students demanding better education conditions

Protesters across France called for street demonstrations Saturday against rising living costs, joining high school students' grievances over education conditions after more than three weeks of school blockades.

Tens of thousands of ⁠people are expected to ​protest across France on Saturday, as students, trade unionists and remnants of the Yellow Vest movement join forces to demonstrate against high prices and ​the country's fraying social model.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate across France on Saturday, as students, trade unionists and activists from the Yellow Vest movement join forces to demonstrate against the high cost of living and poor conditions in schools.

Students, trade unionists and Yellow Vest activists are taking to French streets to protest high prices and inequality. Authorities say they fear the rallies could turn violent.

Students, trade unionists and Yellow Vest activists are taking to French streets to protest high prices and inequality. Authorities say they fear the rallies could turn violent.

The country's Yellow Vest movement has appealed to teachers, students, workers, pensioners and farmers to take part, with over 200,000 people expected to join nationwide.