French unions call nationwide action for November 5 after 'no measures' from government

Union leaders left a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu saying the government offered no concrete response to this month's nationwide cost-of-living protests, which turned to looting. CGT general secretary Sophie Binet said strike action must “take over” from November 5, with nearly 2,500 people detained since the unrest began.

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