This Tuesday, in France, a second national mobilization against the pension reform is taking place, which aims to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
The French transport network SNCF foresees more than 70% of drivers on strike. In schools, one in two teachers will also be on strike. At Orly airport, one in five flights is expected to be cancelled.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne believes that raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, contested by the unions and most of the opposition, “is no longer negotiable.”
“The retirement age of 64 is not negotiable. After parliamentary discussions, we reached a point of compromise with employers’ organizations and trade unions by accelerating the Touraine reform. But today, this pension reform is essential to maintain the balance of the system ”, defended Elisabeth Borne.
The general secretary of the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions, Laurent Escure, guarantees that the determination of the workers will not let this reform go ahead.
“Since the President does not seem to want to be sensitive to the democracy that is expressed in the streets, I can warn you that this will be another day of successful strike, and other days of strike will be announced. Demonstrations on Saturdays and other strike days because there is a very strong determination on the part of the workers: to prevent this injustice from happening,” said Laurent Escure.
According to the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, 11,000 policemen will mobilize this Tuesday from north to south of the country, to monitor the demonstrations.
This is the second day of the strike in France against the pension reform. On January 19, the unions counted two million French people on the streets, and 1.12 million, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
Source: TSF
