TOPSHOTS A man holds a flare as members of the public sector, (education, health and finance) take part on January 31, 2013 in a national day of protest in Lille against the French government's social policy. For the first time since French President Francois Hollande's election, three labour unions (CGT, FSU, Solidaires) called on 5.2 million civil servants to stop working to show to the government their unhappiness, particularly in terms of purchasing power. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN