Pension reform in France: the wrath of lawyers
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By: Pierre Olivier Follow
They feel despised, cheated by the government. For five weeks now, lawyers have continued their mobilization against the pension reform. As a sign of contestation, this Friday, February 14 is also a "dead justice" day in France. The profession which counts nearly 60,000 lawyers refuses to be integrated into the general pension scheme, synonymous with a doubling of their contributions and a reduction in their retirement pensions! Rarely, lawyers have mobilized so much against a reform project.
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