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IN PHOTOS: Public sector workers stage nationwide protests in France over 2027 budget

Updated On: 29 September, 2026 01:48 PM IST | Samuel Dsouza

Public sector workers, including firefighters, staged a one-day strike and demonstrations across France on September 29 following a call from an inter-union coalition. The action comes two days before the government presents its draft 2027 budget. (PIC/AFP)

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Students carry out a blocking protest at the Lycee International Montebello secondary school, in Lille, during a day of nationwide public sector strikes. PIC/AFP
Students carry out a blocking protest at the Lycee International Montebello secondary school, in Lille, during a day of nationwide public sector strikes. PIC/AFP
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Students sit with a banner reading "Make love not war" as they carry out a blocking protest at the Simone Veil secondary school during a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Paris
Students sit with a banner reading "Make love not war" as they carry out a blocking protest at the Simone Veil secondary school during a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Paris
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A protester uses a megaphone as students carry out a blocking protest at the Simone Veil secondary school
A protester uses a megaphone as students carry out a blocking protest at the Simone Veil secondary school
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A protester holds a placard reading "No to police violence" as students carry out a blocking protest at the Simone Veil secondary school
A protester holds a placard reading "No to police violence" as students carry out a blocking protest at the Simone Veil secondary school 
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Students gather around bins piled at the entrance as they carry out a blocking protest at the Gabriel Guist'hau secondary school during a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Nantes, western France
Students gather around bins piled at the entrance as they carry out a blocking protest at the Gabriel Guist'hau secondary school during a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Nantes, western France
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Students stand on bins piled at the entrance as they carry out a blocking protest at the Gabriel Guist'hau secondary school
Students stand on bins piled at the entrance as they carry out a blocking protest at the Gabriel Guist'hau secondary school
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Students clash with police as they carry out a blocking protest at the Antoine De Saint-Exupery secondary school during a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Lyon, central-eastern France
Students clash with police as they carry out a blocking protest at the Antoine De Saint-Exupery secondary school during a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Lyon, central-eastern France
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Students stage a blockade at Lycée International Montebello in Lille amid nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations in France
Students stage a blockade at Lycée International Montebello in Lille amid nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations in France
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French national police in anti-riot gear stand by as students carry out a blocking protest at the Lycee International Montebello secondary school, in Lille
French national police in anti-riot gear stand by as students carry out a blocking protest at the Lycee International Montebello secondary school, in Lille
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Students take cover from teargas during scuffles with police as they carry out a blocking protest at the Cesar Baggio secondary school, in Lille
Students take cover from teargas during scuffles with police as they carry out a blocking protest at the Cesar Baggio secondary school, in Lille

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