Protests in France continue against pension reform: ‘Retirement not a waiting room for death’

Public transport, schools and refinery supplies were disrupted in France on Tuesday as trade unions led a third wave of nationwide strikes a day after pension reform legislation began its bumpy passage through parliament, which said people must work two years longer — meaning until the age of 64 for most.

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