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French Unions Protest Against Pension Reform

© Sputnik / Julien Mattia / Go to the mediabankFrench riot police fire tear gas during protests in Paris
French riot police fire tear gas during protests in Paris - Sputnik International, 1920, 15.03.2023
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Macron's controversial bill seeks to raise the legal retirement age of French workers from 62 to 64 years of age.
Sputnik brings you a live broadcast from Paris, where unions are striking against President Macron's proposed pension reform bill.
Since January, when the draft plan was unveiled, nationwide strikes organized by workers’ unions have engulfed France.
Macron and his government have defended the bill, which he has championed, arguing that raising the retirement age and toughening the requirements for a full pension will keep the system from plunging into the red.
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