(VOVworld) – 40 people were hurt and dozens were arrested on Tuesday as violence between riot police and masked troublemakers joined protests over the French government’s labor reforms.

People gather around to assist an injured protester lying on the ground during a demonstration against proposed labor reforms in Paris on June 14, 2016 (Photo: AFP)

The CGT union said there were more than 50 demonstrations on the day of action, June 14. The CGT deployed more than 600 buses to transport demonstrators to Paris and unions said around one million people had joined. In the South of Paris, hundreds of masked troublemakers threw things at the police. 29 of the injured were police officers. Other groups attacked a building and destroyed the windows of restaurants and banks. The police used water-cannon to suppress the troublemakers. The demonstrations disrupted transport and forced the closure of the Eiffel tower.