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How many workers participated in the May 1968 general strike?
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During the events of May 1968 in France, the general strike that paralyzed the country involved approximately 10 million workers. This massive wave of industrial action, which was the largest wildcat strike in French history, saw workers seize numerous factoriesâincluding those of the automaker Renaultâto demand better wages and working conditions.12