French train and metro drivers, refinery workers, garbage collectors and others held further strikes Wednesday against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age to 64, maintaining pressure on the government as senators debated the reforms.
New protest actions focused on women -- and the retirement reform's impact on working mothers -- were expected, to coincide with International Women's Day. Feminist activists see the pension reform as unfair to women, especially because they say it would further deepen gender inequalities.The reform would raise the minimum pension age from 62 to 64 and require 43 years of work to earn a full pension, amid other measures.
The Louvre museum said on its website that it is open to visitors but warned that some rooms are closed due to the protests. A fifth of flights have been cancelled at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport and about a third at Orly Airport. Macron has vowed to go ahead with the bill, which he presents as key to his pro-businesses economic policies.
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