Day of strike action set for September
By Craig McGinty on Jun 30, 2010 in Current Affairs.
LEADING unions in France have announced a new day of strike action and protest planned for September 7, 2010.
Unions representing workers from many industries, including the CGT union, have called on both public and private sector staff, as well as young people, the unemployed and retirees, to join the day of protest.
One of the reasons for the protest are government plans to increase the retirement age, and unions say not enough is being done to help people find employment.
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Welcome to the new world France. If other European people can work later in life why not France? Add in the 35 hour week and I have no sympathy for them. Why not retire early and wait for the pension if it's such a big problem. The older generation in France have had it too good at the expenses of the young.
Posted by: Mark Bennett | Jul 07, 2010 at 17:26
Yes Welcome to the new world . French workers actually achieve productivity levels that are among the highest in the world. So the wealth produced by high productivity should be adequate to maintain pension levels. Their pay packets stagnate while the profits from increased productivity are siphoned off into the financial secton (So whats new??? same old world)
P.S. you have to have a stable job for 40 to 43 years to get the penson in France. Its not automatic.
Posted by: David Wall | Oct 26, 2010 at 23:20