A protestor holds a sign reading "Sncf freight is dead - Long live the trucks" during a demonstration called by the CGT, joined by Solidaires and the FSU unions in Paris on December 12, 2024. Sparse rallies and demonstrations "for jobs and industry" are being held on December 12, 2024 in several towns in France, ahead of the appointment of a new Prime Minister summoned by the CGT to respond to the "social emergency", in a context marked by an explosion in redundancy plans. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)