Fuel output from all refineries in France was blocked this morning in another day of protests against the pension reform law, the CGT-Chimie union told France Presse.
According to the same source, the refineries of TotalEnergies, Esso-ExxonMobil and Petroineos have been “blocked” following the union’s joint appeal.
The workers’ protest wants the government to withdraw the bill that is being analyzed by parliament.
New demonstrations, strikes and blockades are the protests planned for this Tuesday in France against the pension reform advocated by Emmanuel Macron, which must be voted on in a few days.
This is the sixth day of mobilization, which unions say will have a major impact and is also seen as the “great test” for the French government.
The Paris executive wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, arguing that this will ensure the “financing” of the French social model.
Opponents of the reform call the bill “unfair” for severely penalizing wages.
Opinion polls published in France indicate that this is an “unpopular” measure.
The general secretary of the reformist CFDT union, Laurent Berger, told France Presse it will be an “extremely strong day of mobilization” and asked President Emmanuel Macron not to “stop his ears” in the face of the protests.
Contrary to the statements of the unions, the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, warned of the impact of the protests and the “lockdowns” affecting the “more modest” French.
On the night from Monday to Tuesday, protesters began to block a main road in Rennes, in western France, an Agence France Presse (AFP) image reporter testified.
On January 31, unions said more than 2.5 million protesters across the country (1.27 million according to authorities) were involved in protests.
Between 1.1 and 1.4 million people are expected to take to the streets this Tuesday, according to a French police source.
The CGT, a trade union organization, is preparing a total of 265 rallies and demonstrations across the country.
Source: DN
