France strikes 2023:

Travellers have been hit by cancelled flights, ferry sailings and Eurostar trains as a general strike has affected services across France on 7 March.

The industrial action is part of a dispute against the French government’s planned pension reforms that include raising the retirement age. Tuesday marked the sixth day of widespread walkouts since the new year with the action expected to cause further upheaval in the coming days.

“Several unions have called for rolling cross-sector strike action and demonstrations across France from Tuesday 7 March,” reads the Foreign Office advice.