Tuesday, March 7, 2023

General strikes hits France as pensions protests continue

Unions in France are staging another general strike as part of a concerted campaign to try to force the government to drop its planned reform of the pensions system.


The headline change is the aim to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 - and to streamline the different pension regimes open to various professions.


Ross Cullen reports.


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