“Work and die.” The fatalistic phrase, seen on posters in the demonstrations that brought millions to the streets of France against Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reformexaggerates a common feeling among the French, which could, according to analysts, throw the country into the lap of the far right. By raising the minimum retirement age from 62 …
the senate of France approved the Social Security Reform proposed by the government of Emmanuel Macron at the end of Saturday night (11), by 195 votes to 112. Now, a committee with members of the Upper and Lower chambers of the French Parliament will review the project and send the text again to the plenary …
French Senate approves pension reform – 03/12/2023 – World Read More »
Hundreds of thousands of people protested again across France this Saturday (11), to keep the pressure on the government’s plans to reform the pension, including a measure to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. Unions hope to match the mass turnout of January 19th, when more than a million people marched against …
France has new protests against pension reform – 02/11/2023 – World Read More »
“Sexist reform, feminist strike”, said the poster displayed by public servant Kenza Ezzemzemi, 24, this Tuesday (7), in Toulouse, in the south of France, during the third day of demonstrations and general strike against women. Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. The proposal, presented to the French in early January by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and which …
France: Feminists denounce Macron’s sexist reform – 07/02/2023 – World Read More »
