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France faces massive strikes over pension reform
AFP, Published on 05/03/2023
» PARIS: French trade unions are heading for what is expected to be a decisive showdown with President Emmanuel Macron over pension reform, with massive strikes from Tuesday aiming to bring the country "to a standstill".
French pensions strikes slow before March showdown
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» PARIS - Turnout was sharply down on Thursday for new strikes in France against a bitterly opposed pension reform being debated in parliament, with union heads hoping for a bigger showdown to come.
France braces for new pension strikes, mass protests
AFP, Published on 07/02/2023
» PARIS - France braced for new strikes and mass demonstrations against a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul on Tuesday, a day after lawmakers started debating the contested bill.
Macron gives ground to allies in unpopular pension reform bid
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron's government on Sunday offered a concession on contested French pension reforms, seeking to shore up support from prospective right-wing allies ahead of the parliamentary debate.
France braces for disruption as more pension protests loom
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» PARIS - France is bracing for major transport blockages on Tuesday, with mass strikes and protests set to hit the country for the second time in a month in objection to a planned reform to raise the retirement age.
French PM says no dice on pension age as strikes loom
AFP, Published on 29/01/2023
» PARIS: France's prime minister on Sunday ruled out backtracking on a plan to raise the retirement age as unions prepared for another day of mass protests against the contested reform.
The women who lived as sex slaves to an Indian goddess
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» BELGAUM, India: Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa's years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping her in exchange for a saree and some jewellery.
France gears up for 'hellish' day of pension protests
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» PARIS - France's government was facing a day of strikes and protests Thursday set to disrupt transport and schooling across the country as workers oppose a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul.
Military plugs gap as UK passport control staff strike
AFP, Published on 24/12/2022
» LONDON - Military personnel standing in for striking UK passport control staff appeared to minimise feared disruption on Friday, despite an escalating public sector fight for more pay.
Passport control staff strike at UK airports
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» LONDON - Passengers at UK airports on Friday faced long delays as Border Force officers walked out in the latest of a string of strikes by public sector workers over pay.