itsnotoutthere Posted January 31 #1 Share Posted January 31 France woke up to a day of paralysis Tuesday with transport blockages, mass strikes and demonstrations hitting the country for the second time in a month to protest a planned reform to raise the retirement age. Around a million people were expected to take to the streets nationwide, a police source told AFP, rallying against plans to boost the age of retirement from 62 to 64. Some 11,000 police were mobilised across the country, with 4,000 deployed in Paris where several hundred extremist troublemakers were expected, according to the interior ministry. On January 19, some 1.1 million took to the streets in rallies against the proposed shake-up -- the largest protests since the last major round of pension reform in 2010. https://news.yahoo.com/france-braces-disruption-more-pension-032824602.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Scooter Posted January 31 #2 Share Posted January 31 6 hours ago, itsnotoutthere said: France woke up to a day of paralysis Tuesday with transport blockages, mass strikes and demonstrations hitting the country for the second time in a month to protest a planned reform to raise the retirement age. Around a million people were expected to take to the streets nationwide, a police source told AFP, rallying against plans to boost the age of retirement from 62 to 64. Some 11,000 police were mobilised across the country, with 4,000 deployed in Paris where several hundred extremist troublemakers were expected, according to the interior ministry. On January 19, some 1.1 million took to the streets in rallies against the proposed shake-up -- the largest protests since the last major round of pension reform in 2010. https://news.yahoo.com/france-braces-disruption-more-pension-032824602.html Brexit or Putin are too blame lol. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted February 1 Author #3 Share Posted February 1 (edited) 12 hours ago, Cookie Monster said: Brexit or Putin are too blame lol. #brexittoblame #howsthateucorruptioninquirygoing Edited February 1 by itsnotoutthere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted February 1 #4 Share Posted February 1 France seems to protest just about anything in huge numbers. Is it because their politicians listen to them or is it just an excuse to not go to work and get drunk on wine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted February 1 #5 Share Posted February 1 Just wondering what the age demographic of these protesters are. Are they near retirement or much younger with 30-40 years to go before they are old enough to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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