Today, Tuesday, a comprehensive strike movement and large-scale demonstrations began in France, in protest against the pension reform proposed by President Emmanuel Macron.
The unions expected to "paralyze" the country through strikes and demonstrations, as the General Confederation of Labor announced a ban on the exit of fuel shipments from all refineries, while the railway transport sector is witnessing major unrest.
Also, 60% of employees in the education sector announced the strike, while the airports of the French capital expected that the strike would cause the cancellation of about 30% of flights.
This is the sixth day of action since the beginning of this year against pension reform, as most French oppose raising it from 62 to 64 years.
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Opponents of reform denounce an "unjust" project that harms workers who perform hard work in particular, and opinion polls show that the majority of French reject the project.
The current week will witness other movements in parallel with the French Senate’s discussions on the reform project, which will conclude on Friday. It is expected that “feminist strikes” will be organized on the eighth of March, on International Women’s Rights Day, youth mobilization on Thursday, and a national strike for the climate on Friday. , which is a problem that some unions link to the problem of the pension system.
The government is counting on the Senate's approval of the bill by next Sunday, and on a "vote on March 16" in both chambers of the French parliament.
On January 31, the unions confirmed the participation of more than 2.5 million demonstrators against the new contracting system project throughout the country, compared to 1.27 million, according to the authorities.