Garbage bags are piling up in Paris where 5,400 tons of waste are still not collected on Sunday by the strike of the collectors, who for the seventh consecutive day have expressed their rejection of the pension reform, according to the mayor’s office.
In addition to collectors, there are also stops three incineration plants at the gates of the French capital, which explains why in some neighborhoods the stock exchanges occupy all the sidewalk
As in Paris, other French cities are also affected by the waste collection strike, but since last Wednesday the mobilizations have also affected other sectors.
“The (protest) movement will continue until Wednesday. We are very determined to continue until this bill is withdrawn,” Régis Vieceli, secretary general of the union’s Paris branch of waste and sanitation, confirmed on Monday GTC. , in statements. to the BFMTV channel.
City officials pick up trash in the middle of the city while the other is run by private borrowers.
The complaint of the garbage collectors
The CGT union recalls that currently garbage collectors and drivers can retire at 57 without bonusage that would be postponed to 59 if the pension reform were approved.
The project, promoted by President Emmanuel Macron, seeks extend the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030 and bring forward to 2027 the obligation to pay 43 years (and not 42 as hitherto) to collect the full pension.
“The vast majority of waste and water management department staff have a life expectancy of between 12 and 17 years less than that of the rest of the workers,” the union points out.
The people interrogated by AFP took to the streets on Sunday they usually approve of that strike movement.
Collectors “are the first victims of this reform” because “many times they started working young” and “they harder work compared to other people in the offices,” says Christophe Mouterde, an 18-year-old student.
“It’s terrible, there are rats and mice,” says Romain Gaia, a 36-year-old pastry chef. However, he believes the fact That collectors work longer ‘is an illusion’.
«They have every reason to go on strike» and «maybe they should make it last even longer», says the pastry chef. These are “people who don’t normally have any power, but if they stop working, they have real power,” he said.
New national day of protest
The next big day of protests – which will be the eighth since the government revealed the details of its plan to change access to pensions last January – is called by all unions to next wednesday.
That day marks the beginning of the last leg of the parliamentary process of the pension reform, after the Senate, where the right has the majority, approved the proposal.
The French Senate (Upper House) approved the controversial reform on Saturday, which has yet to be voted on by the National Assembly (Lower House), possibly on Thursday.
A mixed commission made up of seven senators and seven deputies will have to meet on Wednesday to agree on a common text, which takes into account the latest changes and which will then have to be re-validated by both chambers.
Source: AFP
Source: Clarin
Mary Ortiz is a seasoned journalist with a passion for world events. As a writer for News Rebeat, she brings a fresh perspective to the latest global happenings and provides in-depth coverage that offers a deeper understanding of the world around us.