Protesters paralyse France against Macron's pensions reform which, workers argue, will require them to work longer and will reduce their income
Protesters attend a demonstration against the French government's pensions reform plans in Paris as part of a day of national strike and protests in France. December 5, 2019
"People made plans to deal with today and tomorrow, but I'm really worried about Monday, that's when the hassle is going to start," a customer service agent for the national railway company SNCF said at Montparnasse train station in Paris. In Paris, only a few of the 16 metro lines were operating, and service on the heavily used suburban rail lines crossing the city was severely disrupted.
And "yellow vest" protesters, who have staged weekly demonstrations since last year demanding improved living standards, blocked roads in several cities including Le Havre on the Atlantic coast, where the heavily used port was also shut according to the CGT.
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