PARIS: A group of protesters briefly invaded offices of stockmarket operator Euronext in Paris' La Defense business district on Thursday (Apr 20), saying big companies must pay up to finance pensions, as part of wider protests against
"We are told that there is no money to finance pensions," said Sud-Rail unionist Fabien Villedieu. But there is"no need to get the money from the pockets of workers, there is some in the pockets of billionaires".
That was after three months of protests that brought huge crowds onto the streets and at times turned violent. Opinion polls show a vast majority of voters oppose the pension reform. "We'll continue until the withdrawal," protesters shouted in La Defense's central square, standing by a banner that read:"No to the pension reform".
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