Thousands of Hungarians have taken to the streets to demonstrate against a proposed new labour law and for more academic freedom in the country.

The draft bill, introduced earlier this week, seeks to allow employers to ask for up to 400 hours of overtime work a year. If passed, the law would add an extra eight working hours to a week or result in a six-day work week.

Inspired by the French protests, trade union members wore yellow jackets for their march to capital Budapest's Kossuth Lajos Square, the site of the country's parliament, on Saturday.