France is facing more disruption to key services as workers opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans strike for a second day. Public transport, schools and hospitals have been affected by the strike. At least 800,000 people protested on Thursday, with clashes reported in several cities. Unions have called for more mass demonstrations on Tuesday. Workers are angry about planned pension reforms that would see them retiring later or facing reduced payouts. France currently has 42 different pension schemes across its private and public sectors, with variations in retirement age and benefits. Mr Macron says his plans for a universal points-based system would be fairer, but many disagree. Strikes over the pension plans have included people from a wide range of professions, including firefighters, doctors and transport workers. Mr Macron's government has reportedly made plans to deal with the strike action over the weekend. But some unions have vowed to continue the strike until he abandons his campaign promise to overhaul the retirement system. "We're going to protest for a week at least, and at the end of that week it's the government that's going to back down," 50-year-old Paris transport employee Patrick Dos Santos told Reuters news agency.