国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Strikes against retirement reform highlight institutional crisis in France
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19-- <span word="Strikes">Strikes</span>, <span word="protests">protests</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 5, 2019 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="regime">regime</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> 806,000 <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="respite">respite</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> 46<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19.</p><p><span word="MAJOR">MAJOR</span> <span word="IMPASSES">IMPASSES</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pivot">pivot</span> <span word="age">age</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retiree">retiree</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elimination">elimination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="regimes">regimes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="impasses">impasses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="unions">unions</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="denounce">denounce</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="neo">neo</span>-<span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>". <span word="Carole">Carole</span> <span word="Alibert">Alibert</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fringes">fringes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="misdirected">misdirected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="point">point</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="until">until</span> 67 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="professions">professions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="until">until</span> 67, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> 2,000 <span word="euros">euros</span> (2,220 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="at">at</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1,100 <span word="euros">euros</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Alibert">Alibert</span>.</p>
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