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Thousands of French Airbus workers have gone on strike in protest at the company's restructuring plans, which include cutting 10,000 jobs. Organizers of the day-long protest have warned of further action if the proposed redundancies are enforced. France will lose 4,300 jobs as its share of the planned shake-up - with a chain of suppliers also threatened. German workers took part in walkouts and stoppages last week in protest at the proposed changes. In Toulouse, home of the Airbus headquarters, about 15,000 people marched on the streets with protests also taking place at four production sites across the country.