Editorial photo #9033198 Social Issue
Demonstration For Wage Increases And Respect For The Right To Strike
Riot police and CRS 8 FAR (Force d'Action Rapide) police officers deploy after black bloc activists ransacked and partially looted a BMW brand motorcycle shop during a protest in Paris, on October 18, 2022, after the CGT and FO unions called for a national strike for a wage increase, and against the government's requisition 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)