The strikes that France has been witnessing since the beginning of this year against the backdrop of the new retirement law, have reached the tourism sector, as the tourist icons of Paris, the Palace of Versailles and the Eiffel Tower, were closed to tourists.
In several French cities, large-scale demonstrations continue, and unions have organized strikes involving all labour and education sectors.
Security authorities in Paris fear violent clashes in the wake of the demonstrations, prompting them to mobilize 5500,13 security personnel to deal with demonstrations in Paris alone, and <>,<> security personnel across the country.
Meanwhile, trade unions called on French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to "halt" his plans to raise the retirement age, as a new wave of protests and strikes erupted.
According to the Reuters news agency, millions of demonstrators took to the streets in peaceful protests, joining a wave of strikes that began in mid-January to oppose Macron's plans to extend the retirement age for an additional two years to 64.
But popular discontent has morphed into a broader wave of anti-Macron.
Part of the demonstrations of the past days took place in the courtyard of the famous Eiffel Tower (Reuters)
The protests were exacerbated after the government used special constitutional powers to pass the pension bill without putting it to a final vote in parliament two weeks ago, sparking a wave of chaos similar to the yellow vest protests during Macron's first term.
Macron says the retirement age bill is necessary so the country does not go bankrupt, while unions and opposition parties see other ways to achieve this goal.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Monday there had been a trend towards more violence directed against the state and warned of "very real risks to public order" in demonstrations in Paris, Lyon, Nantes and Bordeaux.