French railway workers strike against Macron's reforms

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Railway workers and staff across the public sector walked out on strike in France on Thursday, to protest against President Macron's reforms. 

He wants to change the employment status of railway workers, aiming to force them to retire later to cut the national railways' ballooning deficit. 

Elena Casas reports from Paris. 

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Elena Casas

Paris Correspondent 

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