Are Macron’s pension reform plans unfair to French workers?

Strikes have been held throughout France to protest towards proposals to lift the retirement age.

A day after France’s Nationwide Meeting began to debate an overhaul of pensions, employees walked off the job and took to the streets in nationwide strikes.

It’s the third time such main demonstrations have been held this 12 months.

The reforms had been on the coronary heart of President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election marketing campaign final 12 months, however are proving deeply unpopular.

They embody elevating the retirement age from 62 to 64 years and rising the variety of years that individuals should contribute to obtain a full state pension.

Union leaders say all that is ‘”harmful for democracy”.

However Macron’s celebration argues it's “balancing the system” as the present age is dragging on public funds.

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Visitors:

Remi Bourgeot – Affiliate fellow on the French Institute for Worldwide and Strategic Affairs

Paul Taylor – Contributing editor at Politico

Rainbow Murray – Professor of politics at Queen Mary College of London