France Braces for More , Protests After Union Meeting , With PM Fails.
On April 5, leaders of trade unions walked out of talks with French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne after failing to reach a compromise.
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On April 5, leaders of trade unions walked out of talks with French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne after failing to reach a compromise.
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'The Independent' reports that the talks were aimed at finding a solution regarding the government's plan to raise the legal age of retirement from 62 to 64 years old.
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The meeting came one day before another planned round of nationwide strikes and protests.
Since January, 11 demonstrations have occurred across France.
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We have chosen to end that useless meeting.
We have found in front of us a radicalized, stubborn, disconnected government.
It's a slap in the face of the millions of French who take to the streets, Sophie Binet, head of the CGT union, via 'The Independent'.
We have chosen to end that useless meeting.
We have found in front of us a radicalized, stubborn, disconnected government.
It's a slap in the face of the millions of French who take to the streets, Sophie Binet, head of the CGT union, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that Borne would not budge from her stance that the planned reform is a necessary change.
I told them again I am convinced… of the need for a reform.
I think it was important in the moment our country is going through to be able to talk with each other, that’s what we were able to do, Elisabeth Borne, French Prime Minister, via 'The Independent'.
I told them again I am convinced… of the need for a reform.
I think it was important in the moment our country is going through to be able to talk with each other, that’s what we were able to do, Elisabeth Borne, French Prime Minister, via 'The Independent'.
The government argues that pension reform is necessary to stabilize the system as France's population ages.
Opponents of the plan say that other options, like making companies and the wealthy contribute more to financing the pension system, could achieve the same goal.
'The Independent' reports that backlash from the widely unpopular plan was exacerbated when President Emmanuel Macron forced the bill through parliament without a vote.
'The Independent' reports that backlash from the widely unpopular plan was exacerbated when President Emmanuel Macron forced the bill through parliament without a vote
