Pension Reform

French President Emmanuel Macron pushes pension reform as protests escalate

Surveys reveal that a large majority of French people reject the pension reform, which would raise the retirement age by two years to 64

French Fury: Violent protests bring France to near standstill

Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on Friday trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down French president Emmanuel Macron's government's highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote

French pension reforms: It's Emmanuel Macron vs trade union, what happens next?

France’s mass protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform appear to be petering out. The next stage is already taking shape: forcing the government to recognise what work represents today, and renounce its top-down way of exercising authority

Last-gasp strikes seek to prevent highly contested French pension reform

The last day of protests on Saturday saw a far lower turnout than in the previous rounds, while strikes from railway, refinery and public sector workers last week did not paralyse the country in the way that unions had hoped

Paris Stinks! French city reduced to trash over pension strikes

Trash has piled up in Paris and other cities, as garbage workers have gone on strike for days. They are protesting against the unpopular bill raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64

Majority of French people support rolling strikes against pension reform: poll

Massive strikes are expected from Tuesday, with unions promising to bring the country 'to a standstill' and strikes set to hit many sectors such as transport, energy and oil refining

France hit by new strikes over pension reform pushed by President Emmanuel Macron

A third day of union-backed demonstrations since 19 January is set to test momentum for the protest movement which has vowed to block Macron's bid to raise the retirement age

France hit by second nationwide strike against pension reform

French power supply was down by 4.4%, or 2.9 gigawatts, as workers at nuclear reactors and thermal plants joined the strike, data from utility group EDF showed

Explained: France's 30-year battle to reform is pension system

Here's a look back at the 30-year battle waged by various French governments to keep one of Europe's most generous pension systems afloat in the face of an ageing population