FRANCE: More than a million join protests in latest pension reform push
French protesters engaged in a sixth day of nationwide demonstrations and continued strikes against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s unpopular pension reform as the government tapped on emergency reserves to offset a growing fuel shortage. Read More
FRANCE: Unions pile pressure on govt in latest pension reform push
France faces a sixth day of nationwide protests and continued strikes against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s unpopular pension reform as the government taps on emergency reserves to offset a growing fuel shortage. Read More
FRANCE: Country faces further disruption after weekend protests
France faces further strikes and protests this week over the government’s controversial pension reform plans after mass demonstrations on Saturday brought hundreds of thousands into the streets. Unions have called for a general strike on Tuesday. Read More
FRANCE: Students join workers in largest pension protests yet
Students joined workers for a new round of nationwide strikes across France on Tuesday in protest at government plans to overhaul the country’s pension system and raise the legal retirement age from 60 to 62. Read More
FRANCE: France faces further strikes and protests over pensions
French unions begin a new round of nationwide strikes in protest at government plans to overhaul the country’s pension system as senators approve a controversial move to raise the age at which workers can retire with a full pension. Read More
FRANCE: French unions hail protests a success but govt says numbers are ‘down’
Almost three million people joined protests across France to voice anger over changes to the retirement age according to trade union officials, while the French government put the figure at 900,000. Unions called on the government to “open dialogue”. Read More
FRANCE: French unions hail protests as a success but government says numbers are "down"
Almost 3 million people joined protests across France to voice anger over changes to the retirement age according to trade union officials, while the French government put the figure at 900,000. Unions called on the government to “open dialogue”. Read More
FRANCE: French unions call for more protests over pension reform
French trade unions have called for more demonstrations, on October 2 and October 12, in protest against a pension reform that would raise the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62. Read More
FRANCE: Sarkozy vows to raise pension age despite protests
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has rejected calls to back down on raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 years after a day of nationwide strikes to protest his government’s plan to overhaul pensions. Read More
FRANCE: Country faces day of strikes and protests over pension reform
French unions have staged a day of strikes and estimate 2.5 million people took to the streets to protest government plans to reform the pension system. The government says there were 1.12 million protesters across France. Read More