World News | French Unions Call New Nationwide Strikes, Protests January 31
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. French unions have announced new nationwide strikes and protests January 31 against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age.
Paris, Jan 19 (AP) French unions have announced new nationwide strikes and protests January 31 against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age.
Eight leading unions held a meeting on Thursday after their first day of mass protests against the plan, and issued statements vowing to push on with their action to try to get the government to back down.
Also Read | Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis Says 'We Will Not Go to War With Turkey'.
The government says the plan is needed to keep the pension system financially viable, but unions say it threatens hard-fought worker rights.(AP)
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)