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| French police clash with firefighters during Paris protest | French police clash with firefighters during Paris protest |
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| Riot police fire teargas and use batons against firefighters asking for pay rise | Riot police fire teargas and use batons against firefighters asking for pay rise |
| French police have clashed with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay. | French police have clashed with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay. |
| Thousands of firefighters attended the demonstration in the French capital, asking for an increase in their hazard bonus, which has not changed since 1990. | Thousands of firefighters attended the demonstration in the French capital, asking for an increase in their hazard bonus, which has not changed since 1990. |
| Riot police fired teargas and used batons against some protesters. | Riot police fired teargas and used batons against some protesters. |
| In October, firefighters also demonstrated in Paris, calling for better pay, guarantees for their pension benefits and greater respect for their profession. | |
| There has been widespread labour unrest across France since December, with unions mobilising against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the pension system. | There has been widespread labour unrest across France since December, with unions mobilising against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the pension system. |