(30 January 2009, Paris) There was a huge response to the call by French unions to strike on 29 January. Estimates put the number of participants at over 2 million. Answering the call of the 8 French trade union confederations, the demonstrators assembled to protest over the poor management of the economic crisis. EPSU President Anne-Marie Perret joined the demonstrations in Paris. She noted that the; "enormous scale of these protests reflect the growing frustration with the way the situation is being handled". She predicted that further demonstations would take place in the Spring. Public Service workers formed the majority of workers out on the streets. Opinion polls have indicated that 70% of the French public backs the strike.
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