PARIS: A nationwide strike brought much of France to a standstill on Thursday to protest the government's planned overhaul of the pension system, one of President Emmanuel Macron most ambitious reforms.
Striking transport workers, air traffic controllers, teachers, fire fighters, lawyers and other groups all fear they will have to work longer or receive reduced pensions under the plans.A woman speaks in a loud hailer as she leads a group of young people holding a banner reading"Precariousness kills" during a demonstration to protest against the pension overhauls, in Marseille, southern France, as part of a national general strike.
The disturbances looked set to continue for days, sorely testing Macron's determination to implement a key campaign promise. Many people simply took the day off to avoid the travel chaos, with several stores and restaurants shuttered because employees could not get to work.
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