Media Roundtable: Millions in France strike & protest plan to raise the retirement age
Podcast |
Your Call
Publisher |
KALW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Feb 03, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:28:36
The CGT Union in France said almost three million people are protesting the government’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 as people are living longer and struggling to make ends meet.
On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we discuss the mass protests and strikes in France over the government's plan to raise the retirement age gradually from 62 to 64 by 2030. Recent public opinion polls show that over two-thirds of French people oppose President Macron's proposal. The strikes have shut down schools, public transportation, and oil refineries. This has been one of the largest mobilizations since 1995, when public outrage forced President Jacques Chirac to abandon a similar plan to target the pension system. Guest: Cole Stangler, journalist covering politics and labor issues in France

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