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France gears up for strikes and protests as unions promise national mobilisation

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Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to take 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".

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