٠٠:٠٤:٠٧Dozens of workers protested in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday against the French government’s pension reform.
Protesters could be seen chanting with flags, signs, and banners reading 'Museums mobilised against pension reform'. Visitors were recorded waiting in line outside the museum, as they were not allowed to enter the art gallery.
“Since March, we are doing actions. We are at the Ministry of Culture and the staff of culture are doing actions and mobilisations in all museums. We were in Fontainebleau, in Cluny, in Picasso, in the city of architecture and heritage, in the hotel of the navy, but apparently it is not enough,” said Nathalie Ramos, CGT Secretary General of Culture and Museums.
“The government is deaf. So, at some point, they have to take out their earplugs and we are here to help them hear a little better what is happening in the streets and the people. And here we are defending our pension because we are in a museum where there are the most beautiful works of art in the world. The masterpieces. And the pension is a masterpiece. It is a heritage that the elders have left us. And we want to preserve it as well as the masterpieces in the museum,” she added.
Demonstrators took to the streets in large numbers in the past week to protest after Macron’s government bypassed a vote in the National Assembly to force through the plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, and extend the required employment period for a worker to receive a full pension on retirement to 43 years.
Violent demonstrations took place in cities all across the country to oppose the package and the use of the executive powers, with heavy clashes between protesters and police, drawing concerns from the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner.
France: ‘Government is deaf’ – Louvre workers block access to museum in protest against Macron's pension reform
Dozens of workers protested in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday against the French government’s pension reform.
Protesters could be seen chanting with flags, signs, and banners reading 'Museums mobilised against pension reform'. Visitors were recorded waiting in line outside the museum, as they were not allowed to enter the art gallery.
“Since March, we are doing actions. We are at the Ministry of Culture and the staff of culture are doing actions and mobilisations in all museums. We were in Fontainebleau, in Cluny, in Picasso, in the city of architecture and heritage, in the hotel of the navy, but apparently it is not enough,” said Nathalie Ramos, CGT Secretary General of Culture and Museums.
“The government is deaf. So, at some point, they have to take out their earplugs and we are here to help them hear a little better what is happening in the streets and the people. And here we are defending our pension because we are in a museum where there are the most beautiful works of art in the world. The masterpieces. And the pension is a masterpiece. It is a heritage that the elders have left us. And we want to preserve it as well as the masterpieces in the museum,” she added.
Demonstrators took to the streets in large numbers in the past week to protest after Macron’s government bypassed a vote in the National Assembly to force through the plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, and extend the required employment period for a worker to receive a full pension on retirement to 43 years.
Violent demonstrations took place in cities all across the country to oppose the package and the use of the executive powers, with heavy clashes between protesters and police, drawing concerns from the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner.
Dozens of workers protested in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday against the French government’s pension reform.
Protesters could be seen chanting with flags, signs, and banners reading 'Museums mobilised against pension reform'. Visitors were recorded waiting in line outside the museum, as they were not allowed to enter the art gallery.
“Since March, we are doing actions. We are at the Ministry of Culture and the staff of culture are doing actions and mobilisations in all museums. We were in Fontainebleau, in Cluny, in Picasso, in the city of architecture and heritage, in the hotel of the navy, but apparently it is not enough,” said Nathalie Ramos, CGT Secretary General of Culture and Museums.
“The government is deaf. So, at some point, they have to take out their earplugs and we are here to help them hear a little better what is happening in the streets and the people. And here we are defending our pension because we are in a museum where there are the most beautiful works of art in the world. The masterpieces. And the pension is a masterpiece. It is a heritage that the elders have left us. And we want to preserve it as well as the masterpieces in the museum,” she added.
Demonstrators took to the streets in large numbers in the past week to protest after Macron’s government bypassed a vote in the National Assembly to force through the plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, and extend the required employment period for a worker to receive a full pension on retirement to 43 years.
Violent demonstrations took place in cities all across the country to oppose the package and the use of the executive powers, with heavy clashes between protesters and police, drawing concerns from the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner.