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Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France on Thursday to protest unpopular government’s plans to reform the pension system and raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64.…

Trade unions warn Thursday’s protests against the government will be massive.

The French president’s legacy hinges on raising retirement age.

France is on strike with public transit and schools shut down and energy companies slowed as people gear up for protests against the government’s plans to raise the retirement age and reform the pension…

>> if we do not pass the reform books will not be balanced. lower pensions of retirees or increase contributions of working people. thus in reducing purchasing power of the french. >> it faced stiff resistance under presidents resistors. >> it is true there is a strong symbolic value of social model put in place after world war ii. political forces from the far left to the right came together to govern france. created this model. it is our heritage, our wealth, french and currently attached to i...

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More than a hundred French personalities – including 2022 Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux – have denounced President Emmanuel Macron’s "terribly unequal" pensions reform. Their petition comes…

Unpopular among the public. a poll this week found that 68% are opposed to the measure. next, lets hearfrom a spokesperson for president macrons renaissance party. right now, the way the french pension system works is it is redistributive. the workers contribute to the pensions of current retirees. when you have changing demographics, people living longer, fewer workers to fund the pensions, then you have to work collectively a little longer to be able to fund our system, to be able to balance i...

Working longer won’t save France’s public deficit and “those who defend these reforms keep their bums warm in offices,” protesters say.

Workers who will work longer, women, who already have a disadvantage when it comes to retirement. - so, the most vulnerable will be hit even harder by this reform. - and its also proving to be deeply unpopular among the public. a poll this week found that 68% are opposed to the measure. next, lets hear from a spokesperson for president macron�*s renaissance party. the way the french pensions system works is its redistributed. workers contribute to the pensions of current retirees. when you hav...