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Tuesday 26 October 2010
Students demand rights in pension reform protest
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French university students and striking workers attend a demonstration over pension reform near the French Senate in Paris
Reuters / Benoit Tessier
By Philip Turle

Students gathering at the Paris Senate say they remain focused in their resolve to protest against the controversial government pension reforms that would raise the legal retirement age from sixty to sixty-two. Such a move infringes on their rights, they say, and it is an issue for which they are prepared to fight. We went to get a feeling for the mood and ask whether they understood the implications it would have for the future of France.

tags : Demonstration - France - Strike
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