French unions Wednesday said a last-ditch meeting with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne seeking to ease tensions over a divisive pension reform was a "failure" after she refused to revoke the changes.
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French Force Ouvriere (FO) union general secretary Frederic Souillot (2ndR), flanked by French CGT trade union General Secretary Sophie Binet (C), listens to French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier (R) addressing media, following talks between France's Prime minister and inter-unions representatives at the Hotel de Matignon in Paris on April 5, 2023, after a pensions reform was pushed through parliament by the French government without a vote, using the article 49.3 of the constitution. -- Photo: Bertrand Guay / AFP
2023-04-05 16:05:46
French unions Wednesday said a last-ditch meeting with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne seeking to ease tensions over a divisive pension reform was a "failure" after she refused to revoke the changes.
President Emmanuel Macron is facing the biggest challenge of his second term over his flagship pension overhaul, which includes hiking the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64.
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