People are holding a rally in Paris on Tuesday, marking the sixth day of protests against the pension reforms proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The government is planning to introduce a universal pension system that, according to French trade unions, will lead to negative changes for private-sector workers, who will have to work beyond the legal retirement age in order to receive a full pension.
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The General Confederation of Labour (CGT) counted about 885,000 demonstrators in France by 17:00 local time (16:00 GMT), compared with 1.5 million on 5 December, trade union head Philippe Martinez told AFP. According to the report, 27,000 people participated in the Paris rally.
Demonstrators have blocked seven out of eight French oil refineries, according to BFM TV, citing the head of the country's biggest trade union.
"This concerns the Esso and Total refineries", the head of the union stated. "The deliveries of petroleum products through pipelines and by vessels, trains and trucks have been disrupted".
#10decembre bilan à 14h45 de l'action de la @prefpolice
— Préfecture de Police (@prefpolice) December 10, 2019
➡️ 1753 contrôles effectués
➡️ 11 personnes interpellées pic.twitter.com/lIYK1HgdM4
#Lyon #Bellecour : Nouvelles scènes de violences lors de la #manifestation contre la réforme des #retraites @lyonmag pic.twitter.com/VsTYw0n3cY
— Julien Damboise (@JDANDOU) December 10, 2019
Un homme habille la statue de Jeanne d'arc avec un #GiletsJaunes et une pancarte anti-macron#Toulouse #greve10decembre #10decembre pic.twitter.com/MA7KxQCIjK
— Hugo Murail (@HMurail) December 10, 2019
"You have to keep in mind one thing. It's not normal that [police violence] takes place unpunished", Melenchon said.
#SputnikVidéo | Ce mardi lors de la grève générale à #Paris, @JLMelenchon et @J_Rodrigues_Off ont eu une petite rencontre lors de laquelle ils ont évoqué le cas de #Manu, l’homme qui avait perdu son œil durant l’#acte53 des #Giletsjaunes
— Sputnik France (@sputnik_fr) December 10, 2019
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You won't see this on the MSM
— 🇫🇷Amreen Nazanin Rajavi (@Amreen__Rizvi) December 10, 2019
The whole of #France seems to be rising up today in the latest day of strikes and protests against Macron's neoliberal regime, in particular its pension "reforms".#greves #greve10decembre #greve #grevedu10decembre pic.twitter.com/vXP7GNH20G
#SputnikPhotos | Les gens continuent à se rassembler dans les rues de la capitale française pour la grève du #10décembre
— Sputnik France (@sputnik_fr) December 10, 2019
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