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January 15, 2025

France

France: Barnier is gone! What now?

At the head of a government that lasted 89 days, Barnier was the shortest serving Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic. Barnier's downfall comes as no surprise given the...

It’s time for the victims’ shame to pass to the perpetrators!

Mom, did you hear about the “51 in France”? It's horrible, Mom! No, what...

The “Mazan rapes” in France: Beyond the media coverage, let’s organize the fight against sexual violence!

By Brune Ernst On September 2, 2024, the trial began in France against Dominique Pelicot,...

Macron out, prepare the general strike to win demands!

Almost two months after the July 7 vote, Macron has finally appointed a new...

France: International mobilization for water (and more)

Between July 16 and 21, 2024, several meetings were held combining actions and organizations,...

France: International mobilization for water (and more)

Between July 16 and 21, 2024, several meetings were held combining actions and organizations, which brought together more than 30,000 participants in western France....

France: A tense and agitated electoral process

A previous article took stock of the challenges following the dissolution of parliament and of the major trends expected for the snap elections that...

Statement of solidarity with all organizations and activists supporting the Palestinian cause in France

The International Workers League-Fourth International expresses its unconditional solidarity with all the left political organizations, associations, and all those fighting for the liberation of...

Indefinite Strike by Transport Workers at Keolis in France

For one week, the workers at a bus depot owned by Keolis, a private company and subsidiary of SNCF (“the French National Railway Company,”...

There is an urgent need to respond to legitimate anger. No Justice, no peace!

We must not remain silent or passive in the face of this situation. Statement from International Labour Network of Solidarity and Struggle The revolt is rising...

The French Fire

Interview by Fabiana Stefanoni We interviewed Michaël Lenoir, militant of the IWL-Fourth International in France to understand what is happening in the country following the...

The French working class shows us how to struggle

On May Day, many workers' rallies and demonstrations were staged around the world. France certainly held the most prominent place among them. It was a...

On this May Day: Let’s march with the Ukrainian resistance against Putin and with the French working class against Macron.

May Day is a day of struggle in the world labor movement that was established after the murder of American workers in 1886 who...

United Kingdom, France, and Germany: The Working Class Makes Its Voice Heard

The European working class is reacting against the deterioration in its standard of living. The successive strikes in England, those in Italy, the mega-strike...

Macron Fails to Contain the Social Unrest

On Tuesday, March 28, the eleventh day of demonstrations took place in France, where protestors not only called for the withdrawal of pension reform...

Let’s Do It Like France! Strikes and Mass Protests Against Macron Continue

March 29, 2023 Strikes and protests against the Macron government have been going on for months in France. The protests began in January against a...

France in Flames: Anger Against Macron Grows

March 23, 2023 As we write, the March 23 strike is coming to an end in France. Despite Macron's attempt to impose pension reform by...

General Strike on 18 October. Oil worker’s strikes strengthen fight against Macron

This article is based on material by a French comrade, Michael Lenoir Workers and popular discontent in the country precede movement in the refineries, with...

Historic mobilization against pension reform in France: what’s next?

With 1,120,000 demonstrators counted by the Ministry of the Interior, and more than 2 million according to the CGT (General Confederation of Labour), the...