国际英语资讯:French people defy again Macrons pension reform in fresh protests
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16-- <span word="French">French</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="metro">metro</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>, 187,000 <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 23,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cave">cave</span> <span word="in">in</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="left">left</span> <span word="CGT">CGT</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="rally">rally</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="promises">promises</span>, <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="proposes">proposes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merge">merge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> 42 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="set">set</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="professions">professions</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="pensioners">pensioners</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>.</p><p><span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>..." <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Yves">Yves</span> <span word="Veyrier">Veyrier</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FO">FO</span> <span word="union">union</span>. "<span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="table">table</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="Stoppages">Stoppages</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="SNCF">SNCF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="metro">metro</span> <span word="RATP">RATP</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="their">their</span> 43<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1968.</p>
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