Re: France
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:36 pm
The people of France continue to denounce pension reform
February 9, 2023 Peoples Dispatch
From the mobilization on February 7.
On February 7, while the French National Assembly was debating the controversial pension reforms proposed by the Emmanuel Macron-led government, the working class hit the streets once again in protest. Around 2 million people took part in mobilizations held in over 250 locations across France, called by the coordination of trade unions, left-wing parties, and youth groups. The protesters demanded that the French government finance a retirement at the age of 60 with full benefits with a minimum pension of 2,000 euros (2144 USD) per month. The president of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA); Raoul Hedebouw, and a PTB delegation joined the mobilization in Paris in solidarity with the French working class. The unions have called for another round of mobilization on February 11.
The government’s plans to increase the retirement age, announced by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on January 10, sparked widespread protests from the workers of France. The government has proposed an increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64, and workers will need to have worked for at least 43 years to get a full pension, starting from 2027. On January 19, around two million people participated in the mobilizations across France against the pension reforms. A second day of protest was organized on January 31. News outlets have reported that in many cities, the level of mobilization increased to 2.8 million compared to the first strike. Macron’s first attempt to change the pension system, during the first term of his presidency, was met with protests and postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The MPs from the left-wing New Ecological and Social People’s Union (NUPES) coalition in the French National Assembly resolved to resist the pension reforms in the parliament.
On February 7, while addressing the National Assembly, Pierre Dharréville MP from the French Communist Party (PCF) said, “our pensions have always been too expensive for the big owners of the economy, the great owners of our lives. Right from the first penny. Plus, they are subjected to market and speculation.”
“Doesn’t our society where labor productivity increases year after year and the alleged cost of labor is reduced year after year, have the means to preserve a real right? Where does the extra wealth produced annually go? In the wages? In retirement? No, they mostly go into the big bottomless pocket of the shareholders,” he added.
On February 7, in a communique, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) stated that “in the context of galloping inflation, sharp rises in energy and everyday goods prices, a general price-indexed wage increase is more necessary than ever. This is one of the demands of the protesters and strikers that would also make it possible to strengthen the resources of pension schemes.”
https://www.struggle-la-lucha.org/2023/ ... on-reform/
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Protests continue in France against pension reform
The General Confederation of Labor of France urged to question deputies and senators to reject the bill in Parliament. | Photo: twitter.com/FranceInsoumise
Published 8 February 2023
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) reported that at least two million people paraded during this day.
Hundreds of thousands of people continued on Tuesday the third day of strikes and demonstrations against the retirement reform, with which the French government intends to extend the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) reported that at least two million people marched, while the Ministry of the Interior estimated 750,000 participation in the protests against the bill that raises the minimum retirement age, which reached its deadline on Tuesday. second day of debates in the National Assembly.
The massive mobilization is a representation of the convening power of the unions in their rejection of the intention of the administration of President Emmanuel Macron to extend the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
The general secretary of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, declared that “it is the street that elects the deputies who are supposed to represent the people. When they pass laws contrary to what the people want, there is a democratic problem”.
In this sense, the trade union central urged to question deputies and senators to reject the project in the French Parliament, which also includes increasing the contribution period and eliminating special pension schemes.
Likewise, he asked the unions and the population to take to the streets with greater force next Saturday and carry out strikes.
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French Unions Plan 5th Day of Protests Against Pension Reform
People participate in a protest against the government's proposed pension reforms in Paris, France, on Feb. 7, 2023. | Photo: Xinhua/Gao Jing
Published 8 February 2023 (15 hours 47 minutes ago)
The plan was announced on the heels of Tuesday's general mobilization, which brought together an estimated 757,000 people to demand that the government drop its reform plans.
The CGT, France's largest union, is planning a new day of nationwide demonstrations against the government's planned pension reform on Feb. 16.
The announcement came on the heels of Tuesday's general mobilization, which brought together an estimated 757,000 people to demand that the government drop its reform plans.
On Tuesday, striking public sector workers also disrupted the country's transport, electricity and local services.
On Tuesday evening, after nationwide demonstrations, several unions called on "the entire population to demonstrate even more massively on Saturday, Feb. 11, throughout the territory to say no to this reform."
As the country's National Assembly (Parliament) started debating the fiercely contested pension bill on Tuesday, the unions vowed to increase pressure on the deputies.
The National Assembly is expected to complete the first reading of the bill by the self-imposed deadline of Feb. 17 -- one day after the fifth day of general mobilization.
On Jan. 10, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne laid out details of the plan, which would progressively raise the legal retirement age by three months a year from 62 to 64 by 2030, and introduce a guaranteed minimum pension.
Starting in 2027, the plan would also require at least 43 years of work to be eligible for a full pension.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Fre ... -0014.html
February 9, 2023 Peoples Dispatch
From the mobilization on February 7.
On February 7, while the French National Assembly was debating the controversial pension reforms proposed by the Emmanuel Macron-led government, the working class hit the streets once again in protest. Around 2 million people took part in mobilizations held in over 250 locations across France, called by the coordination of trade unions, left-wing parties, and youth groups. The protesters demanded that the French government finance a retirement at the age of 60 with full benefits with a minimum pension of 2,000 euros (2144 USD) per month. The president of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA); Raoul Hedebouw, and a PTB delegation joined the mobilization in Paris in solidarity with the French working class. The unions have called for another round of mobilization on February 11.
The government’s plans to increase the retirement age, announced by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on January 10, sparked widespread protests from the workers of France. The government has proposed an increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64, and workers will need to have worked for at least 43 years to get a full pension, starting from 2027. On January 19, around two million people participated in the mobilizations across France against the pension reforms. A second day of protest was organized on January 31. News outlets have reported that in many cities, the level of mobilization increased to 2.8 million compared to the first strike. Macron’s first attempt to change the pension system, during the first term of his presidency, was met with protests and postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The MPs from the left-wing New Ecological and Social People’s Union (NUPES) coalition in the French National Assembly resolved to resist the pension reforms in the parliament.
On February 7, while addressing the National Assembly, Pierre Dharréville MP from the French Communist Party (PCF) said, “our pensions have always been too expensive for the big owners of the economy, the great owners of our lives. Right from the first penny. Plus, they are subjected to market and speculation.”
“Doesn’t our society where labor productivity increases year after year and the alleged cost of labor is reduced year after year, have the means to preserve a real right? Where does the extra wealth produced annually go? In the wages? In retirement? No, they mostly go into the big bottomless pocket of the shareholders,” he added.
On February 7, in a communique, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) stated that “in the context of galloping inflation, sharp rises in energy and everyday goods prices, a general price-indexed wage increase is more necessary than ever. This is one of the demands of the protesters and strikers that would also make it possible to strengthen the resources of pension schemes.”
https://www.struggle-la-lucha.org/2023/ ... on-reform/
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Protests continue in France against pension reform
The General Confederation of Labor of France urged to question deputies and senators to reject the bill in Parliament. | Photo: twitter.com/FranceInsoumise
Published 8 February 2023
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) reported that at least two million people paraded during this day.
Hundreds of thousands of people continued on Tuesday the third day of strikes and demonstrations against the retirement reform, with which the French government intends to extend the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) reported that at least two million people marched, while the Ministry of the Interior estimated 750,000 participation in the protests against the bill that raises the minimum retirement age, which reached its deadline on Tuesday. second day of debates in the National Assembly.
The massive mobilization is a representation of the convening power of the unions in their rejection of the intention of the administration of President Emmanuel Macron to extend the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
The general secretary of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, declared that “it is the street that elects the deputies who are supposed to represent the people. When they pass laws contrary to what the people want, there is a democratic problem”.
In this sense, the trade union central urged to question deputies and senators to reject the project in the French Parliament, which also includes increasing the contribution period and eliminating special pension schemes.
Likewise, he asked the unions and the population to take to the streets with greater force next Saturday and carry out strikes.
https://www.telesurtv.net/news/francia- ... -0028.html
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French Unions Plan 5th Day of Protests Against Pension Reform
People participate in a protest against the government's proposed pension reforms in Paris, France, on Feb. 7, 2023. | Photo: Xinhua/Gao Jing
Published 8 February 2023 (15 hours 47 minutes ago)
The plan was announced on the heels of Tuesday's general mobilization, which brought together an estimated 757,000 people to demand that the government drop its reform plans.
The CGT, France's largest union, is planning a new day of nationwide demonstrations against the government's planned pension reform on Feb. 16.
The announcement came on the heels of Tuesday's general mobilization, which brought together an estimated 757,000 people to demand that the government drop its reform plans.
On Tuesday, striking public sector workers also disrupted the country's transport, electricity and local services.
On Tuesday evening, after nationwide demonstrations, several unions called on "the entire population to demonstrate even more massively on Saturday, Feb. 11, throughout the territory to say no to this reform."
As the country's National Assembly (Parliament) started debating the fiercely contested pension bill on Tuesday, the unions vowed to increase pressure on the deputies.
The National Assembly is expected to complete the first reading of the bill by the self-imposed deadline of Feb. 17 -- one day after the fifth day of general mobilization.
On Jan. 10, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne laid out details of the plan, which would progressively raise the legal retirement age by three months a year from 62 to 64 by 2030, and introduce a guaranteed minimum pension.
Starting in 2027, the plan would also require at least 43 years of work to be eligible for a full pension.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Fre ... -0014.html