Pensions: 11th day of mobilisation as social dialogue remains at a standstill

Railway workers demonstrated at Gare de Lyon, in Paris, from the beginning of the morning of Thursday, April 6 against the pension reform. AP - Aurelien Morissard

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For the 11th time since the beginning of the protest movement against the pension reform in January, the France is on strike this Thursday, April 6. On Wednesday, the meeting between the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, and the inter-union turned short, the government refusing to withdraw its project.

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What will be the extent of the mobilization in the streets? During the 10th day of the inter-professional strike, on 28 March, the processions were less crowded than during previous demonstrations. On the side of the unions, we hope to see more people beat the pavement, the day after an unsuccessful interview at Matignon. The executive, for its part, is counting on the movement running out of steam.

A little less than two months after the first day of strike, which took place on January 19, disruptions are expected to be less in public transport, while according to the National Education, about 8% of teachers are on strike. Across the France, authorities expect 600,000 to 800,000 protesters. Some 11,500 police and gendarmes are mobilized, whereas previous days of mobilization were punctuated by clashes.

The unions are scheduled to meet in the evening to decide on a possible new day of mobilization. Still determined after their meeting on Wednesday with Elisabeth Borne in the form of "failure", they also know that the project comes at a crucial moment: after the passage in force in the National Assembly via the use of 49.3, it is in the hands of the Constitutional Council, which must render its decision on April 14.

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With AFP)

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