France gears up for ‘hellish’ day of pension protests


A worker boards up the windows of a shop located on the route of a demonstration, on the eve of nationwide strikes and protests against a pension reform plan, in Paris, on January 18. – AFP pic, January 19, 2023.

A DAY of strikes and protests kicked off in France today, set to disrupt transport and schooling across the country in a trial for the government as workers oppose a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul.

The changes presented by President Emmanuel Macron’s government last week would raise the retirement age for most people to 64 from 62 and increase the years of contributions required for a full pension.


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