Watch from Paris as French unions lead a march against planned pension reform in a bid to reverse the move.
Union workers are hoping that ongoing demonstrations will force the government to back down on a bill that seeks to extend the retirement age to 64.
Transport workers joined the strike in a move that will see services severely reduced at local, regional and international levels.
Previous strikes in the city have seen more than one million take to the streets in a show of opposition against the plan.
The French Senate voted earlier this week in favour of the increase, adding fuel to the fire among those in opposition.
The conservative-dominated legislative body voted in favour by 201 votes to 115.
Emmanuel Macron has said that the move is necessary to prevent the country from running into a deficit.
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