Thousands of people took to the streets and workers across France went on strike to protest President Macron's plan to raise the country's retirement age
PARIS—Thousands of people took to the streets and workers across France went on strike Thursday to protest the government’s plan to raise the country’s retirement age, kicking off what is expected to beThe French capital ground to a halt as teachers and railway, health and oil workers went on strike, forcing many schools and nurseries to shut down. Several museums, including the Louvre, said parts of their collections wouldn’t open.
The proposed change has become a symbol of Mr. Macron’s effort to make France more competitive. The protests will mark an early test of his ability to enact his pro-business agenda during his second term in office. Travelers are seen at a subway station in Paris. Public transportation across France is affected by the strikes.Some energy-sector unions are threatening to cut off electricity supplies to lawmakers defending the pension overhaul.of billionaires,” Philippe Martinez, the general secretary of the CGT, France’s second-largest union, said on Wednesday.
France had four workers for one retiree at the end of the 1950s, two workers for one retiree at the beginning of this century, and 1.7 now, said Jean-Marc Daniel, an economics professor at Paris-based business school ESCP Europe.
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