According to the authorities, about 440,000 people across France are resisting the government’s planned pension reform during strikes and mass protests. According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, fewer people protested on Thursday than on the days of action before. The trade union CGT, on the other hand, spoke of 1.3 million demonstrators.
Pension reform is considered one of the most important projects of President Emmanuel Macron. The unions find the project unfair and ruthless. The government wants to gradually increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. In addition, the number of payment years required for a full pension must increase more rapidly.
The retirement age is currently 62 years. In fact, retirement starts later on average: those who have not paid in long enough to be entitled to a full pension continue to work longer. At age 67, there will then be a pension without deductions, regardless of the payment period – the government wants to maintain this. She wants to increase the monthly minimum pension to around 1,200 euros. (sda/dpa)
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