French protests draws droves nationwide
By Thomas Fuller International Herald Tribune
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005
PARIS
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Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday in 150 anti-government marches to protest privatization, stagnant wages and a law that makes it easier to lay off employees at small companies.
The broad-based protest led by labor unions and leftist political parties was backed by nearly three-quarters of the public, according to opinion polls.
International Herald Tribune