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French airports, schools and oil refineries hit by national strike over pension age increase | CNN Business

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French airports, schools and oil refineries hit by national strike over pension age increase | CNN Business
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Spread the love Paris CNN — French transport networks, oil refineries and schools were hit by widespread disruption Thursday as workers staged a national strike to protest an increase in the retirement age that was pushed through parliament without a vote. Though sporadic demonstrations had popped up in Paris and other cities after the French government forced the bill through last week, Thursday marked the first day of coordinated action since then. It is the ninth day of strikes since the bill was introduced in January. Only two out of…

New pension protests in France ahead of crucial votes

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New pension protests in France ahead of crucial votes
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Spread the love France faced another day of protests Sunday against a bitterly contested pension reform rammed through by President Emmanuel Macron’s government, a day before crucial no-confidence votes in parliament. After weeks of peaceful strikes and marches against raising the official retirement age from 62 to 64, police on Saturday closed the Place de la Concorde opposite parliament for demonstrations following two successive nights of clashes. Some individual lawmakers were targeted, with Eric Ciotti — chief of the conservative Republicans party expected not to back the no-confidence motions —…

French workers may have to retire at 64 and many are in uproar. Here’s why | CNN

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French workers may have to retire at 64 and many are in uproar. Here's why | CNN
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Spread the love Paris CNN — Unexpectedly protests broke out in Paris and across several French cities Thursday evening following a move by the government to force through reforms of the pension system that will push up the retirement age from 62 to 64. While the proposed reforms of France’s cherished pensions system were already controversial, it was the manner in which the bill was approved – sidestepping a vote in the country’s lower house, where President Emmanuel Macron’s party crucially lacks an outright majority – that arguably sparked the…

Garbage mounts in Paris as Macron eyes French pension reform vote

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Garbage mounts in Paris as Macron eyes French pension reform vote
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Spread the love Uncollected rubbish mounted in the streets of Paris on Wednesday and hundreds of thousands of people marched in last-gasp protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform which is set to go before parliament. A rolling strike by municipal garbage collectors in the capital has seen an estimated 7,000 tonnes of trash pile up in unsightly mounds, attracting rats and dismaying tourists. The strike affecting around half of the city’s districts has been extended until March 20, with private refuse company Derichebourg carrying out emergency collections in…

Political tensions, new protests over French pension bill – SUCH TV

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Political tensions, new protests over French pension bill - SUCH TV
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Spread the love Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan are staging a new round of strikes and protests as a joint committee of senators and lower-house politicians examines the contested bill. According to international media reports, unions are hoping that demonstrations across the country will further show workers’ massive opposition to the plan, promoted by Macron as central to his vision for making the French economy more competitive. Train drivers, school teachers, dock workers and others are expected to walk off the job on Wednesday. Thousands of tons…

UK defends asylum plan after Nazi comparison

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UK defends asylum plan after Nazi comparison
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Spread the love The British government hit back on Wednesday at critics including the United Nations and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal immigration to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany. The Conservative government intends to outlaw asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them elsewhere, such as Rwanda, in a bid to stop thousands of migrants from crossing the Channel on small boats. Stopping the boats is the “people’s priority”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the House of Commons, vowing also to “break…