We are not going to allow the right of companies to fire at the snap of a finger to become entrenched in French law. We are not going to allow France to operate under the same rules as the socially most backward countries.

Tuesday can be a turning point. It's set to be a big day. It has to be a very big day. We've counted a very high number of calls for strike, higher than what we had at the peak of mobilization against pension reform in 2003.

We won't let the freedom of firing at whim install itself in French legislation.

The government has to admit, in light of yesterday's protest, that this reform cannot be implemented in its current form.

Tuesday can be a turning point.

That would be a decision with serious consequences.