French rail workers begin nationwide strike over president's labor reforms

PARIS. KAZINFORM - Employees of France's state-owned rail company SNCF on Tuesday began a three-month strike over the president's reform plans, EFE reports. 

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Emmanuel Macron's reforms included opening lines to competition in the public sector and stripping newly recruited rail workers of a special status guaranteeing jobs for life and early retirement.

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