Striking employees of the French state-owned rail operator SNCF install rails in front of the MEDEF’s (French employers’ association) branch in Lyon on June 1, 2016 during a strike to protest against government labour reforms.
Transport chaos hit France on June 1, just nine days before the Euro 2016 football tournament, as railway workers went on strike in the latest salvo of a months-long battle between the government and unions. / AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD