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March 8, 2023

France Sees Largest Protest Yet Against Pension Reform
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In France, 1.3 million people took to the streets Tuesday in the sixth -
and largest yet - nationwide protest against raising the pension age
from 62 to 64. Train services were disrupted, schools were shut, and
fuel deliveries blocked. Police used water cannons and tear gas against
some of the crowds. Union leaders say they will continue disrupting
public life until the government acquiesces to the widespread public
opposition to their plan. This is a retired worker speaking at the march
in Paris.

Laurence Vienot: "It is about our children, our grandchildren. I mean,
imagine how it will be in 50 years if we reduce the few rights that
employees have for the benefit of the corporations that earn intolerable
profits without being taxed, of course."



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