PARIS, Jan 12 — France’s government yesterday offered a possible compromise to unions waging a crippling, weeks-long transport strike against pension reform, offering to withdraw the most contested proposal that would in effect have raised the retirement age by two years. “To demonstrate my...
A protester looks over during a protest called by the ‘Yellow Vest’ anti-government movement, as part of a nationwide multi-sector strike against the French government’s pensions overhaul, in Nantes January 11, 2020. — AFP pic
The message was delivered as thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris and other major cities in the fifth mass mobilisation since December 5 to demand the government drop the pension overhaul. On Friday, Macron defended the reform, saying that for the pension system to remain viable as a growing number of retirees live ever longer, “either one has to contribute more, or one has to agree to work a little longer”, while insisting he does not want to see pensions lowered.
The premier also announced there would be a conference, as demanded by unions, to study ways of financing the pension system, which must come up with proposals by the end of April.
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