New waves of student and union protests spread across France | BBC News

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Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are taking part in marches across France as five unions join strikes and protests in a national day of action. The protests began in September with high school students complaining about poor conditions and resources in education, but have spread to include the so-called "yellow-vest" movement and workers. Authorities expect 500,000 to 700,000 demonstrators to join marches, with tens of thousands more in Paris alone, in a day billed by one union leader as "a great day of convergence". The five unions have combined forces across the public and private…

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