French labour unions from public and private education went to general strike all over the country on Tuesday to protest job cuts in education sector.

Some 110,000 teachers protest in the streets across France the latest job and budget cuts. In Paris an estimated number of 8500 teachers took it on streets. SNES-FSU National Trade Union for Secondary Education explained that High schools and pre-university schools are taking in 79,536 new students this year, as 4,800 teachers will be fired. The Interior Ministry put the figure at 110,000 while the national educational union said the strike has mobilized over 165,000 teachers from both the public and private sectors.

 France strike while education system victimized by budget cuts

At the same time, Labor ministers of G20 countries are holding a two days meeting in Paris to discuss social protection mechanisms and the right to employment. Further 16,000 job posts are planned to be cut by the 2011-2012 academic year as one of two pensioners were not replaced.

A total of 50,000 posts have been cut since 2007 and a further 14,000 are planned to be cutted in 2012. Union labors protest the encumbrance on teachers and how the French government will guarantee the education system’s quality with fewer teachers and more students.

France Budget Deficit grows

Facing a rapidly increasing budget deficit and near-stagnation growth in the second quarter in 2011, the French government is eager to lower public spending with 2011 deficit target at 5.7 percent of GDP and then 3 percent in 2013.

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