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Toulouse: More Than 60,000 People Took To The Streets Against The Macron' Pension Reform

Toulouse, France, on January 31st, 2023, more than 60,000 people (80,000 for the unions) are taking to the streets for the second time in two weeks against the planned reform of pensions and retirement age. France's labour unions are making a joint call for a new day of major strike action and protests across France against plans by President Emmanuel Macron's government to reform the pension system and raise the retirement age to 64 from 62, a move opinion polls show is opposed by a vast majority (93%) of workers already facing a cost-of-living crisis. Nearly all sectors unions are calling for this strike and protest: mining and energy, health, schooling sector, transportation, truck drivers, refining workers, bank workers, etc. The retirement age would be raised to 64 years (for 43 years of continued work) and the pensions would be lower, especially for women, 'short careers' and low wages people. The COR (Counsel of Pension Guidance), which depends on the Prime Minister's Office directly, said on September 2022 in its latest report that it sees no need to reform the pension system as its share in the French GDP will remain steady at least until 2070.

Photo ID	#9524528
Date Taken	31 January 2023
Location	N/A
Photographer	Alain Pitton/NurPhoto
Category	Social Issue
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Alain Pitton/NurPhoto

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