Protest against French president's reforms in Paris A protest called by some sixty unions, left-wing parties and various associations against French President Emmanuel Macron's social reform plans has got underway in Paris. Public-sector workers have staged a series of strikes and demonstrations against the plans, which call for the greater use of contract workers for some services and a cut of 120,000 state jobs out of 5.6 million in total by the end of Macron's term in 2022. IMAGES.