In France, began a nationwide strike.

In France on Thursday, March 19, has started a nationwide strike, which require the Government and the President to take additional measures to protect workers and employees from the effects of economic and financial crisis, transmits radio France Info.

The strike was organized by the eight largest French trade unions (CGT, CFDT, FO, CFE-CFC, CFTC, Solidaires, FSU, Unsa).

Across the country should be about 200 demonstrators, which are expected to attend from 1 to 2.5 million.

Participants strike from Nicolas Sarkozy's call for "change course": to revise the anti-crisis program, increase financial support to enterprises, to stop the reduction of public servants.

Meanwhile, Francois Fillon-right government took a tough stance, noting that in the near future does not intend to allocate additional funds to help workers and employees. In mid-February, the Government and trade unions have reached an agreement under which social assistance in a crisis of the budget has been allocated 2.65 billion euros.