University students in France protest against pension reform

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University students in France protest against pension reform

STORY: University students in France protest against pension reform DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protests 2. SOUNDBITE (French): JUDITH BRIAT, General Secretary of CGT of Jean Monnet University STORYLINE: Some universities in France were partly blocked by students protesting against the pension reform on Monday. In Paris, Montpellier, Toulouse or Rennes, similar actions were organized and could be repeated in the coming days. Meanwhile, two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon. It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. Following the results of the two no-confidence motions, France's largest union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), has called for "amplifying the mobilization" and "participating massively

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