Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris to protest the government's proposed labor reforms.

The march comes as the French Senate prepares to pass a series of controversial laws to free up the job market and reign in unemployment. Seven unions say they have conducted a public survey on the draft law, with 92 percent of the survey's 700,000 respondents calling for its withdrawal.

But French President Francois Hollande said last week that his government is determined to carry out the reforms.