president of francelong vowelplans to push pension reformretireage has been raised from the present 62 to 64, leading to public discontent and large-scalestrikeBecause the sweepers also joined the strike, resulting in piles of garbage in the streets of Paris.
The 9-day strike action of the sweepers will be extended for at least another 5 days. At least three garbage incinerators in the Paris region are closed due to unmanned garbage trucks. More than 7,000 tons of trash and debris littered the streets of Paris, blocking passageways and sidewalks.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin instructed the Paris police chief to ask City Hall to force cleaners to end the strike and return to work, but Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the city was preparing its own emergency response. Was working on a solution, but supported strike action against pension reform.
Paris’ deputy mayor Ian Brossat, who is in charge of waste disposal, said any demand to force strikers to go back to work was unconstitutional.
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The French National Labor Confederation (CGT) has said that cleaners and drivers are protesting against raising their retirement age from 57 to 59.
Macron’s proposal to raise the general retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the number of working years required to withdraw the full pension has led to two months of anti-pandemic and cross-departmental strikes across France. The bill will be sent to the National Assembly and the Senate for a final vote on the 16th local time.
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