"Unionists have installed a table with leaflets and coffee to..."

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28 January 2023

Unionists have installed a table with leaflets and coffee to distribute leaflets calling for a day (January 31th) of strike and protest against the Macron's pension reforms. France's labour union made a rare joint call for a 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 call for this strike and protest : mining and energy, health, schooling sector, transportation, trucks drivers, refining workers, bank workers, etc. The retirement age would be raise to 64 years (for 43 years of continued work) and the pensions will be lower specially for women, 'short careers' and low wages people. The COR (Counsel of Pension Guidance), which depends of the Prime minister Office directly, said on September 2022 in its latest report that it sees no needs to reform the pension system as it shares in the French GDP will remain steady at least 2070. Toulouse. France. January 28th 2023.

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