PARIS (Reuters) - French unions drew tens of thousands to protests on Tuesday against President Francois Hollande's latest economic reforms, substantially lower than other union-organised demonstrations of recent years.
The protests, called by the CGT and Force Ouvriere unions, were among the first displays of street anger over Hollande's "responsibility pact", which aims to slash labour costs and kickstart job creation in Europe's second-largest economy.
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