Pension problems: French workers strike over government’s retirement plans
By France24
03 February 2023 |
4:33 pm
Pension problems: French workers strike over government's retirement plans. As many as 2.8 million people hit the streets across France on Tuesday in a second day of walkouts designed to protest the latest pension reform proposals.
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