01:30Protests against the pension reform continued in Herault's Ganges village on Thursday, following a brief visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the area.
During the protest, demonstrators held a mock casket representing the death of French democracy.
Macron met with students of Louise Michel College during his visit to Ganges, amid the nationwide protests against the pension reform recently passed by the French government.
Earlier this month, the government approved the new pension reform, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, without a vote in the National Assembly, while the Constitutional Court agreed to the changes last week.
The administration has argued that the reforms are needed to maintain an affordable system. Following the president’s speech, workers’ unions vowed to continue the fight against the changes.
France: Hundreds protests against pension reform, carry 'democracy's casket' during Macron's visit in Herault
Protests against the pension reform continued in Herault's Ganges village on Thursday, following a brief visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the area.
During the protest, demonstrators held a mock casket representing the death of French democracy.
Macron met with students of Louise Michel College during his visit to Ganges, amid the nationwide protests against the pension reform recently passed by the French government.
Earlier this month, the government approved the new pension reform, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, without a vote in the National Assembly, while the Constitutional Court agreed to the changes last week.
The administration has argued that the reforms are needed to maintain an affordable system. Following the president’s speech, workers’ unions vowed to continue the fight against the changes.
Protests against the pension reform continued in Herault's Ganges village on Thursday, following a brief visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the area.
During the protest, demonstrators held a mock casket representing the death of French democracy.
Macron met with students of Louise Michel College during his visit to Ganges, amid the nationwide protests against the pension reform recently passed by the French government.
Earlier this month, the government approved the new pension reform, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, without a vote in the National Assembly, while the Constitutional Court agreed to the changes last week.
The administration has argued that the reforms are needed to maintain an affordable system. Following the president’s speech, workers’ unions vowed to continue the fight against the changes.