France faces a second day of nationwide protest as public sector workers vent their anger at plans to reform the country's pension system.
Some trade unions have called on workers to continue protesting throughout the weekend.
is operating approximately two of its 16 lines. There were traffic jams of more than 350 kilometers on the outskirts of Paris before 8 a.m. Paris time Friday, according to the French newspaper Le Monde. Air traffic is also being impacted with 20% fewer flights. The open-ended strike is an attempt by public sector workers to show their dissatisfaction with the government's plan to update the pension system. France has one of the most expensive pension systems in the world, according to data from the OECD. President Emmanuel Macron vowed ahead of his election in 2017 to make the current setup fairer and simpler.
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