Turnout for Paris Protests Against Macron Labor Law Declines
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Turnout for protests against a reform of French labor law declined Thursday as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to give the changes final executive approval Friday.
Police estimate that 16,000 people marched against the plan in Paris Thursday while unions say 55,000 showed up, Agence France-Presse reported. That’s down from estimates of 24,000 and 60,000 on Sept. 12 and compares with the figures of 70,000 and 200,000 for June 2016 demonstrations against President Francois Hollande’s labor market fix. Trains ran broadly as usual throughout the day, rail operator SNCF said.