School students called to join Yellow Vests and unions for mass French protest
- Following an unsuccessful meeting with France's education minister on Thursday, protesting high school pupils across the country say they will not let up the pressure on the government.
- The Yellow Vests movement has called on the students to join them at a nationwide demonstration on Saturday over working conditions and the cost of living.
- Issued on: 16/10/2026 - 13:56Modified: 16/10/2026 - 13:59 4 min Reading time High school union representatives said they were disappointed with the lack of response after their meeting with French Education Minister Édouard Geffray on Thursday evening – the
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- Following an unsuccessful meeting with France's education minister on Thursday, protesting high school pupils across the country say they will not let up the pressure on the government.
- The Yellow Vests movement has called on the students to join them at a nationwide demonstration on Saturday over working conditions and the cost of living.
- Issued on: 16/10/2026 - 13:56Modified: 16/10/2026 - 13:59 4 min Reading time High school union representatives said they were disappointed with the lack of response after their meeting with French Education Minister Édouard Geffray on Thursday evening – the
Sources: RFI