2.5 million protest French pension reform: union

Organisers claimed some 2.5 million strikers turned out to march in rallies across France on Tuesday to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to increase the retirement age from 60 to 62. As is traditional in France, official turnout estimates were much lower than the trade unions claimed, but interim figures from both police and unions were higher Tuesday than on a similar day of mobilisation in June.Duration: 01:55

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[atosafi1]

@smokediemm No, the retirement age in France is 67, earliest you can go in Pension is 62.

That's what they were protesting, and this pension reform doesn't hurt the paper pushers and office rats, it hurts the working class and industrial workforce because NO ONE in the Working Sector can work from age 18-67 as a carpenter, factory worker, painter or any other working class job without having their entire body destroyed.

Do we work to live or live to work? something for you to think about.

[GrassAndRocks]

Us workers in the United States support you in your struggle against austerity! The government is meant to SERVE THE PEOPLE, not the rich! Keep struggling.

In solidarity brothers and sisters.

[steaua1986steaua]

these people are ridiculous. they dont want immigration to sustain the pension systems, no, to many Muslims. but they also dont want to retire later. tell every woman to have 3 kids if you dont want to retire at 67.

[steaua1986steaua]

stupid people. hate protesters

[m00se321]

France needs more Mosques,,and better Welfare,healthcare,housing,we need to care of the Assylum seekers

[smokediemm]

calm my nerves???

dude you don't understand what this does to some people

there are people here that have worked there whole fucking life and de government want's to raise the retirement age and now they have to work untill they are 67.

people have work for 40 or more years here in holland to get a good retirement, now they can go with retire and de government want to raise it to 67 but we don't protest!!!!!!!

You bunch of suckers in france do! and they have to work untill 62!!

LAME ASS PUSSY'S

[Shadowkenji001]

@smokediemm Calm your nerves my friend, the problem is much deeper then your told.

[Shadowkenji001]

@Garpalt We all ready have unemployment :), why not exploit those in search of revenu. It's not only question of retirement age.

[Shadowkenji001]

@Garpalt Your argument is unsustnable at present capacities.

1. Did you take in account scarcity of ressources.

2. The costs of next retirement generation will be even heavier, for the active age groups.

3. Inmigration isn't the solution it was tried in the 60's..

4. The actual capilistic system and the mentalities devolloped around is part of the problem.

[Garpalt]

Another solution is to bear more children. Yes, it is simple. People will be able to retire early only if their children grow up and join the workforce.

[Garpalt]

The French want to retire early? The solution is very simple. Bring in more Africans! That is right. Africans, Africans and more Africans. Yes, immigrants will allow you to retire early. Isn't that nice? Oh, you don't want Africans? Then work the hell until 80.