Nearly 600,000 protesters are on the streets of France on Thursday, the country's interior ministry estimated, making it the biggest day of protests since this current wave of unrest began in September. The unions that called for today's demonstrations are demanding higher wages and pensions. In particular, the largest of the unions - CGT - says that the minimum wage should be raised immediately by 10%. Melissa Bell reports on CNN.

Nearly 600,000 protesters are on the streets of France on Thursday, the country's interior ministry estimated, making it the biggest day of protests since this current wave of unrest began in September. The unions that called for today's demonstrations are demanding higher wages and pensions. In particular, the largest of the unions - CGT - says that the minimum wage should be raised immediately by 10%. Melissa Bell reports on CNN.