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    France: Striking garbage collectors clash with police during pension reform protest in Paris02:30

    France: Striking garbage collectors clash with police during pension reform protest in Paris

    France, Paris
    PoliticsFrench pension protests
    March 16, 2023 at 16:04 GMT +00:00 · Published

    Garbage collectors continued their strike in the streets of Paris on Thursday, clashing with police officers who attempted to disperse the crowd and pushed back demonstrators.

    During the gathering, garbage collectors and other protesters blocked a garbage collecting site, forcing police forces to intervene in order to unblock the site.

    On Tuesday, garbage collectors and other maintenance agents in Paris voted to continue the strike at least until March 20 during a general meeting at the Ivry-sur-Seine incineration site.

    Tons of garbage are piling up on the French capital as a sing of protest against President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reform, with initial plans calling for the pension age to be raised to 65.

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    Garbage collectors continued their strike in the streets of Paris on Thursday, clashing with police officers who attempted to disperse the crowd and pushed back demonstrators.

    During the gathering, garbage collectors and other protesters blocked a garbage collecting site, forcing police forces to intervene in order to unblock the site.

    On Tuesday, garbage collectors and other maintenance agents in Paris voted to continue the strike at least until March 20 during a general meeting at the Ivry-sur-Seine incineration site.

    Tons of garbage are piling up on the French capital as a sing of protest against President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reform, with initial plans calling for the pension age to be raised to 65.