Besides, railway staff members would also join the Thursday demonstration before flagging off their strikes on two days out of every five between April 3 and June 28 till the time President Macron retreats with his reform plans. ALSO READ: Mass protests by public sector workers in France against French President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies

According to official estimates on Thursday, the strikes impacted 40 % of inter-city trains and 30% of the flights.
People in 150 places across France take to the streets peacefully in a general strike to protest President Macron's economic reforms. Railways, airways, schools and power generation are affected.