The
protest on the proposed pension reform in France has got the momentum. The
unions on Saturday protested strongly Government’s pension reform scheme.
Countrywide all the public transportation including Metro services remained
abrupt due to strike. The unions have warned that the protest shall have been continuing
next week too.
The
protest against the latest pension reform scheme in France began on Thursday.
The effect of strike was so intense that it refreshed the memory of 1995 spring
when the government had to withdraw its social policy after a three week mass
protest. The strike had badly affected the metro and the rail services. Only
air services had been minimum abrupt. The Thursday agitation was joined by
about 8 lacs people. Many tourist places of country including Eifle-tower have
been remained closed.
The
strike has become a challenge to the president, Emanuael Macro’s pension reform
scheme. The thousands of people were on the crossroad and the significant
transport services were at a standstill. Macro is desirous to implement
universal pension scheme in the country, which will make the private and the
government employees’ identical pensioners, but the employees are to say that
there are flaws in the provision that they would have to work after 62 years
retirement.
There are 42 different pension schemes
in France for the public sector and the private, however. The retirement age
and the benefits are different. President Macro has also faced already the
challenge of ‘Yellow west’ agitation. In France, this movement against
inequality shook the government last year.
