Pension protests held across France

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Pension protests held across France

STORY: Pension protests held across France DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protest against pension reform 2. SOUNDBITE (French): FRANCOIS, Protester 3. various of protest against pension reform STORYLINE: French trade unions organized a demonstration against the pension reform on Tuesday. The police said that about 281,000 people protested across France. In Paris, 31,000 demonstrators were counted on Tuesday while 112,000 were present on May 1 and 42,000 on April 13, according to the police. The Interior Ministry had deployed 11,000 police and gendarmes to control the crowds, including 4,000 in the capital. SOUNDBITE (French): FRANCOIS, Protester "There are fewer people today but there may be other actions planned." On Thursday, the French National Assembly will examine a motion aimed at canceling the delay of retirement age to 64 years. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Saint-Etienne, France. (X

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