Workers in France held their sixth mass protest Tuesday against a proposed pension reform bill that would raise the country's retirement age.
— Workers in France held their sixth mass protest Tuesday against a proposed pension reform bill that would raise the country's retirement age. More than a million people marched in towns and cities across the country against the reforms — the latest attempt to bring the country to a standstill to get their message across.
Isabelle, a public servant, told CBS News she had been working since she was 17. She had originally planned to retire at 60, then it was pushed to 62, and with the latest reforms, it will be 64. She said it wasn't fair for the timeframe to keep changing in the middle of her career. The atmosphere at the Paris march ranged from light-hearted, to aggressive, with some violent clashes in the capital on the sidelines of the marches. Police blamed"radical elements" who they said had nothing to do with the actual protest.
The nationwide strikes hit rail, road and air transport particularly hard, causing widespread delays and cancellations. They also forced some schools and power plants to close and led to blockades of ports and oil refineries.The unions say there are other ways to ensure there will be money to pay for today's young people when they retire without raising the retirement age, but many at Tuesday's protests said the government was simply refusing to listen.
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