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		</div><p>Concessions made by French President Emmanuel Macron’s government in a bid to stop huge anti-government demonstrations seemed to have failed to convince protesters, with trade unions and farmers threatening to join the fray.</p>
<p>A day after prime minister Edouard Philippe announced a suspension of planned fuel tax hikes that sparked protests, the burgeoning “yellow vest” protest movement showed no sign of slowing down.</p>
<p>Students opposed to a university application system remained mobilised, trucking unions called for a rolling strike and France’s largest farm union threatened to launch protests next week.</p>
<figure id="attachment_121700" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-121700" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/0342E3F8-7E1D-4CE3-9A95-0767BABC43DA.jpeg"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/0342E3F8-7E1D-4CE3-9A95-0767BABC43DA.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" class="size-full wp-image-121700" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-121700" class="wp-caption-text">Students protest at Tobiac university in Paris</figcaption></figure>
<p>Trade unions have not played a role in the co-ordination of the improvised movement so far but are now trying to take advantage of growing anger among the public.</p>
<p>A joint statement from the CGT and FO trucking unions protesting over a cut to overtime rates called for action from Sunday night and asked for an urgent meeting with transport minister Elisabeth Borne.</p>
<p>Although most of the fuel depots blocked by protesters have been cleared, fuel shortages continued to hit several parts of France on Wednesday, with hundreds of petrol stations affected.</p>
<p>Wearing their signature yellow vests, demonstrators were back at toll booths on Wednesday to express their demands, ranging from income and pension rises to the dissolution of the national assembly.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, high school students’ union FIDL called for a “massive and general mobilisation” on Thursday and urged education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer to step down.</p>
<figure id="attachment_121701" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-121701" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CBC5E055-A1C4-4DB7-936A-AF1B1C665E0E.jpeg"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CBC5E055-A1C4-4DB7-936A-AF1B1C665E0E.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="399" class="size-full wp-image-121701" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-121701" class="wp-caption-text">Emmanuel Macron</figcaption></figure>
<p>Put on the back foot, Mr Philippe’s government opened the door for more concessions as spokesman Benjamin Griveaux did not exclude bringing back a wealth tax that was slashed soon after Mr Macron came to power in May 2017.</p>
<p>His popularity has slumped to new lows since the first “yellow vest” demonstrations took place on November 17. The former investment banker, who was elected after campaigning for deep pro-business economic reforms, is accused of being the “president for the rich” and of being estranged from the working classes.</p>
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