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The turnout was lower than union estimates for the last weekend demonstration on Oct. 2 against the pension bill, which is due to be voted on in the Senate upper house next week.
Updated : Oct 16, 2010, 10:55 PM IST
France's CGT and CFDT unions said that between 2.5 million and 3 million people joined marches across France on Saturday in a long-running nationwide protest against an unpopular pension reform.
The turnout was lower than union estimates for the last weekend demonstration on Oct. 2 against the pension bill, which is due to be voted on in the Senate upper house next week.