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Hundreds of thousands of people mass in France on labour day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with unions vowing not to stop fighting even after the changes were signed into law.
Alain Robert, the "French Spiderman," climbs the Alto tower, a 38-storey skyscraper in the Paris suburbs, without a harness, to protest the deeply unpopular pension reform which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Protestors invade the streets of Paris after France's constitutional court approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. IMAGES
Protesters gather outside Paris city hall, after the French constitutional court approves the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform, while rejecting certain parts of the legislation. IMAGES
"I use my body as a means to fight, as a tool to make political demands," says 25-year-old Mathilde Caillard, as she dances during a protest against the French government's pension reform.