The unions speak of 7,300 demonstrators in Baiona and the police of 3,000. Unions and social agents have warned that they will continue to protest so that the pension reform does not go ahead. In total, the French trade union has called for 230 mobilizations for today.
Some 7,300 people, according to the defendant, and some 3,000, according to the French police, participated this morning in Baiona in the demonstration called by the inter-union within the seventh day of protests against the pension reform.
The mobilization began at 10:30 am and toured the main streets of the capital La Labor under heavy rain.
The participants have warned that they will continue to fight until they get the government to reverse the reform.
In total, the French trade unions have called for 230 mobilizations for today. Busiest at 2 p.m. in Paris, Marseille, Lille or Bordeaux, for example.
What #11 march Go back to all points of mobilization against the report of the legal age of withdrawal to 64 years. Soyons nombreux et nombreuses!
https://t.co/RzIR0KtS9E #64ansCestNon #reformedretreats #retreats pic.twitter.com/XMvDL2jsvQ—CFDT (@CFDT) March 11, 2023
The French Senate this week approved one of the most controversial articles of the pension reform Postpones retirement age from 62 to 64. Article 7 was adopted with 201 votes in favor and 115 against. Socialist, communist and environmentalist senators voted against. However, French Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt stressed that they had a “very large” majority and criticized the attitude of the left.
Unions and social agents are very angry with the reform that the Macron government wants to approve next week and have announced that they will continue with the mobilizations.
The most massive mobilizations in years took place on Tuesday, with 3.5 million citizens some 23,000 at the protests in Baiona.
In addition to today’s demonstrations, there are also calls demonstrations and strikes for March 15.
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Source: EITB
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