Pak Sahafat – French trade unions are calling for a new round of strikes to protest the government’s decision to raise the retirement age.
According to the report of Pak Sahafat News Agency, French trade unions have announced that they have called for a strike in protest against the government’s plan to forcefully increase the employment period of workers before retirement.
According to “Morning Star” newspaper, “Elizabeth Bourne”, the Prime Minister of France, said on Tuesday, the retirement age of workers in this country will increase to 64 years; This decision is opposed by four out of five French citizens, according to a survey conducted by Adoxa polling company.
Workers in France, like their counterparts in England, have been grappling with the escalating cost of living crisis that has led to several waves of strikes in both countries.
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Elizabeth Bourne said: “I am well aware that changing our pension system will cause questions and concerns among the French, but the government believes that this is a fair proposal.”
All eight major French trade unions condemned the change and called for a strike on January 19.
Philip Martinez, the general secretary of the “National Confederation of Labor” (CGT), which has more than 700,000 workers under its umbrella, called for workers to strike on January 19 and the following days. They are “committed to preventing the passage of this bill,” Martinez stressed.
“Laurent Berget”, the general secretary of the “Confederation of Democratic Labor of France” trade union, condemned the changes proposed by the French government in the pension system and described it as “the most cruel pension reform of the last 30 years”.
Next month, the French Parliament is supposed to have a heated discussion about this plan, which has been opposed by the majority of parties opposing the government.
In recent months, the workers of different sectors in France and England have carried out successive rounds of strikes in protest against the living conditions and the inflation crisis and the increase in the cost of living due to the ineffectiveness of the negotiations with the responsible authorities regarding their demands.