Tag: Social issues
Emmanuel Macron responds to the unions but does not move
After the strong mobilization of March 7 against the pension reform, the unions sent a letter to Emmanuel Macron asking him for a meeting. In the home stretch of the…
against the pension reform, youth organizations also in the street
On the initiative of several organizations, including student unions (Unef, Alternative and Fage), the Voix Lycéenne or political organizations (Young Socialists, Young Rebellious, Young Ecologists, etc.), a “Day of action…
MSF temporarily closes its hospital in Cité Soleil
Haitians continue to suffer the consequences of armed gangs. While the country is still struggling to make health care accessible, hospitals have been forced to suspend their activities. The few…
Inscription of abortion in the Constitution: “Macron chooses the symbolic rather than the legal”
Emmanuel Macron announced his desire to include in the Constitution the “freedom” to resort to abortion (abortion) as part of his future reform of institutions, on the occasion of International…
the Senate votes to raise the retirement age to 64
The French Senate, dominated by the right, adopted Wednesday, March 8 in the evening, after a fierce procedural battle with the left, the key article of the pension reform project,…
the port of Saint-Nazaire is at a standstill
Seventh day of mobilization in France against the pension reform and the disturbances continue. A third of TGV and TER trains run. The Paris metro remains very disrupted. Fuel shipments…
in Paris, a feminist demonstration dedicated to the fight for pensions
After a day of strong mobilization against the pension reform on Tuesday, it was this Wednesday, March 8, the feminist strike! On this International Day for Women’s Rights, feminist organizations…
after a “historic mobilization”, the unions appeal to Emmanuel Macron
Successful test: for this sixth day of strikes and demonstrations for pensions in France, the CGT identified 3.5 million walkers, this Tuesday, March 7, more than the day of January…
Pension reform: “Today we have soaring debt rates”
While the pension reform project is now being debated in the Senate and the unions are calling for a new day of mobilization tomorrow and to bring the country to…
the government negotiates an “anti-inflation quarter” with distributors
Increases of 10% on average in supermarkets were announced last week. This morning, price reductions on certain products were negotiated between the government and distributors. An “anti-inflation quarter”, said Bruno…