Nationwideprotests and strikes against the proposed legislation started in mid-January and stepped up a notch in March after Borne invoked a controversial executive order to ram it through parliament without a vote.
There were also disruptions to public transport both in the capital and elsewhere. But for those travelling longer-distances, the state-owned rail company, SNCF, said it would run more trains than on previous strike days.
"We will never withdraw the right to strike from people but...when there are strikes on, life and limb must come first and there has to be a minimum safety standard put in place for that," business minister Grant Shapps told GB News.
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