France hit by travel woes as workers strike over pensions
By France24
04 February 2023 |
3:07 pm
Protests against planned reforms to raise the retirement age are expected to cause huge disruption to local and regional transport. Unions mobilized massive street protests amid similar strikes earlier this month.
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