Over 500,000 people in France went on strike to protest against the government's austerity measures.

On the 18th, strikes and demonstrations were held in several cities in France. According to statistics from the French government departments, more than 500,000 people participated in the strikes nationwide, with around 55,000 in the capital Paris. This is another large-scale protest in France in recent times against the government's austerity measures. On that day, workers in transportation, education, electricity, pharmaceuticals, and other industries in France responded to union calls for strikes to varying degrees, calling for the development of a "more just" fiscal program. Demonstrations in the streets of Paris, Lyon, Rennes, and other cities were accompanied by violence and destructive events. According to a report from the French Ministry of the Interior, more than 300 people were arrested nationwide. French Prime Minister LeClercni said in a post on social media that evening that he would continue to negotiate with various sectors of society around the demands of French trade unions and protesters. He also condemned the violence during the demonstrations.