Both sides continue to dig in, with the government preparing to make the final vote later this week on pension reform. Drivers have been concerned over stories of fuel shortages though the government has insisted supplies are fine. BBC News:
Tuesday will be France's sixth national day of protests since early September with further disruption expected to air travel, trains and schools.
Half of flights in and out of Paris's Orly airport have been cancelled and 30% of flights at other airports have been affected.
One opinion poll on Monday suggested that 71% of those surveyed supported the strikers, despite the increasing effect on people's lives.
Oil refineries have been shut for a week, hundreds of petrol stations have run dry and a further day of national strikes is under way.
