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France Prepares for Nationwide Public Sector Strike Over Civil Service Pay Freeze

Teachers, healthcare workers, firefighters and other public employees are preparing for demonstrations on September 29 after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the civil service pay index would remain frozen in 2027.
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