Editorial photo #9033100 Social Issue

Demonstration For Wage Increases And Respect For The Right To Strike

Close-up of a red smoke bomb in the middle of the crowd of demonstrators during a demonstration in Paris, October 18, 2022, after the CGT and FO unions called for a national strike for a salary increase, and against the requisition by the government to force some refinery strikers back to work. In support, unions from other industries and the public sector have called for a strike and denounced soaring energy prices and global inflation on the cost of living. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)