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Demonstration in Paris of SNCF employees

Protestors wearing CGT union jackets walk inside the Gare de L'Est train station on April 3, 2018 in Paris, on the first day of a two day strike by railway workers. Staff at state rail operator SNCF walked off the job from 7.00 pm (1700 GMT) on April 2, the first in a series of walkouts affecting everything from energy to garbage collection. The rolling rail strikes, set to last until June 28, are being seen as the biggest challenge yet to the President's sweeping plans to shake up France and make it more competitive. (Photo by Michel Stoupak/NurPhoto)