Overview

• About 300,000 people could demonstrate nationwide, according to the Interior Ministry, a lower turnout than on 18 September.
• Roughly 5,000 police are deployed in Paris, where the march is set from Place d’Italie to Place Vauban.
• TGV services are running normally, with only some TER, RER, Transilien and Intercités disruptions, and airports expecting only limited delays.
• Primary school participation is forecast at roughly 10% of teachers on strike, well below the previous national day.
• Union demands include scrapping the hike to the retirement age, reversing unemployment‑insurance changes, stopping the doubling of medical franchises, boosting public services and taxing large fortunes, as leaders work to anchor action in workplace strikes.