French government efforts to appease public sector workers with details of its pension reform look unlikely to end an ongoing nationwide strike.
France has seen a pre-emptive nationwide strike over the last six days as public sector workers fear changes to their pension benefits. The French President,, vowed at the time of his election in 2017 to update the country's pension system – one of the costliest worldwide. However, Macron's plans have sparked the biggest public demonstration since he took power in 2017.
Workers that earn the minimum wage but work a full career will be entitled to a pension of 1,000 euros per month However, the pension reform seems to have not pleased trade unions, which have been leading a nationwide strike since Thursday last week. The strike has caused severe transport disruption, mainly in Paris, and the closure of certain schools.– there was further transport disruption in the French capital. Ten out of the 16 metro lines in Paris were totally closed.
"Macron's best card in a 2022 election is indeed to bet on the only trait that a significant number of voters seem to assess positively: his determination to reform the country," Antonio Barroso, deputy director at the research firm Teneo Intelligence said in a note Tuesday.
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