Why Is France Protesting?
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As a result of insufficient observation of actuarial science or computations and the expected increase in future human life expectancy, the French government is feeling the need for pension reform by increasing the retirement age from 62 to 64. Unfortunately, many French people do not agree, as seen in the videos below.
For more details about the 2023 French pension reform strikes/protests, please refer to excerpt from wikipedia, in italics, below:
A series of civil unrest incidents began in France on 19 January 2023, organised by opponents of the pension reform bill proposed by the Borne government, which would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old. The strikes have led to widespread disruption, including garbage piling up in the streets and public transport cancellations. In March, the government used Article 49.3 of the constitution to force the bill through the French Parliament, sparking more protests and two failed no confidence votes, contributing to an increase in violence in protests alongside the union-organised strike action.
Several organizations, including human rights groups such as Reporters Without Borders and France’s Human Rights League condemned France’s crackdown on protests and also denounced the assault on journalists. In addition, the Council of Europe also criticised the “excessive use of force by agents of the state”.
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Bolstered French police forces clashed with demonstrators in Paris on Tuesday as hundreds of marchers protested President Emmanuel Macron‘s unpopular retirement reform. Security was ramped up again after the government warned that some demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” Police used tear gas to disperse crowd at the Place de la Nation, the endpoint of the main protest in Paris. In a bid to keep up pressure on the government to simply withdraw its retirement measure, unions organizing the protests called for new strikes and marches on April 6, 2023, in the video published on April 3, 2023, by AP Archive, as “French police clash with protesters in Paris“, below:
In the video published on April 2, 2023, by AP Archive, as “Clashes, protesters on roofs in central Paris“, below:
In the video published on April 2, 2023, by AP Archive, as “Further Paris clashes between police, protesters“, below:
France has witnessed protests since a new pension reform plan was announced. All the labour unions and left and right-wing parties have opposed introducing a new pension plan; On the other hand, President Macron believes that a consensus can be achieved through dialogue. But what does the new pension plan proposes, and what is controversial about it. To know the story, watch the video in the video published on March 31, 2023, by money control, as “President Macron’s New Pension Reform Explained | France Pension Protest“, below:
In this video, we’ll learn about why there is such a massive protest going on in France. What is the actual reason behind it? And what are some other measures that a government can adopt or implement in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the pension system? In the video published on March 30, 2023, by Amit Sengupta, as “Why is France Protesting explained – Emmanuel Macron Govt’s Pension Bill | Ideas for Pension reforms“, below:
France has been hit by country-wide protests over President Macron’s pension reforms that would simplify the system and increase the minimum pension age from 62 to 64. In this video, we’ll take a closer look at these reforms and try to figure out whether Macron is right that the current system is simply unaffordable, in the video published on March 29, 2023, by TLDR News EU, as “Does France’s Pension System Actually Need Reform?” below:
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing one of the gravest challenges to his authority over his plan to reform the country’s pension system, in the video published on March 17, 2023, by Reuters, as “Why is France’s pension reform bill so unpolular?” below:
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