 Around 1.5 million workers across France took part in a national strike on December 5th. The workers were on the streets against French President Emmanuel Macron's regressive pension reforms. Demonstrations were organised in around 250 places across the country. The call for the strike was given by around 30 unions, including the General Confederation of Labour, Workers' Force, Solidair, FSU, FIDL, MNL, UNL, etc. In Paris alone, 100,000 people took part in a march. Massive mobilisations were also held in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marcel and Nantes. The protesters were repressed by the police who used tear gas and water cannons against them. In many places, groups of yellow-west protesters also joined the mobilisations. Emmanuel Macron plans to introduce a universal, points-based pension system to replace the current 42 different systems across sectors with different kinds of benefits. According to the new proposal, from the year 2025, workers will have to toil till the age of 64 to avail of all the pension benefits. The current retirement age is 62. In the new system, the contributions of employees will be graded as points which will then be used to calculate the pension amounts in euros. As of now, each point has not been given a specific valuation as it is subject to fluctuations in the economy. This introduces a lot of uncertainty to the pensions and will lead to the withdrawal of benefits from many sectors. The CGT called the mobilisation on December 5th historic. It demanded a fair reform of the pension system that takes into account the different types of work so that everyone can retire with full benefits. Political parties including the French Communist Party, youth groups including MJCF and student groups including UEC participated in the national strike. Various trade unions in Europe also expressed solidarity with the French workers. According to an online survey conducted by Harris Interactive on December 3rd, 69% of French citizens support the movement against the pension reform. French workers have been continuously protesting Macron's proposals. Huge protests were held on September 13th and September 24th against the so-called reform. Recently on December 2nd, French firefighters had set up camps at the Place de la Republic in Paris against the reforms.