00:01This restaurant owner will set her tables on Wednesday,
00:04but she's determined to show her solidarity with French protesters
00:07by refusing a certain means of payment.
00:11I don't think we'll close, but we might stop taking cards on that day.
00:17She plans to participate in a credit card strike
00:19to deprive banks of the commission fees they receive on each payment.
00:23It would be impossible for her to close for the day.
00:26It's very complicated to make ends meet each month.
00:29It's extremely difficult.
00:32Sonia Zetouni has been a jeweler for 12 years.
00:35She barely earns minimum wage each month.
00:38Sonia was active during the Yellow Vest protests,
00:41but this time the shopkeeper will find it difficult to even refuse card payments.
00:46For small purchases, I'll ask if it's possible to pay in cash.
00:50If it's a big sale, I'll take credit card.
00:55Calls to put pressure on banks have multiplied on social media.
00:58In some restaurants, customers will be rewarded with discounts.
01:02Here, they'll get 10% off on cash payments.
01:07At this protest in Nantes, volunteers distributed leaflets.
01:11They aim to inform the French public about the different courses of action they can take.
01:17I say we need to make a change because we can survive financially.
01:20It's hard to make ends meet.
01:22By the 15th, we have nothing left.
01:24Many here already say that they will come out to protest Wednesday.
01:27But the extent of the mobilization is still unclear.
01:31I ask where the proper questions they're allowed to think they can get more capitalized.
01:32That would look more like they're supposed to meet each other.
01:34Thank you, Tom.
01:35Thank you, for the queONG���astikaners and their biggest corporations there.
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