Thousands of French citizens gathered on Saturday to protest French President Macron’s labor reforms which he signed into law on Friday, upon which far left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, speaking for the France Unbowed party, encouraged people to “swamp Paris” to protest what he called an “offensive against the French people” in a “battle….(that is) only beginning.”. Police estimated 30,000 people, with protest organizers claiming up to 150,000 people, rallied across the country as Melenchon spoke passionately against what he saw as a “race to the bottom”. Macron, wishing to lower the persistently stubborn unemployment rate of 9.6 percent, signed five executive orders on Friday, making it easier for businesses to terminate employees and negotiate working conditions. Criticisms against Macron cite his authoritarian leadership style which accelerated the measures without much parliamentary consultation, as well as his plans to cut housing subsidies and reduce the extent of the wealthy’s tax.
See "‘The battle is not over’: thousands rally against French President Emmanuel Macron’s labour reforms", Agence-France Presse, South China Morning Post, September 25, 2017