Massive transport strike aims to paralyze Paris

After 2017 election Macron pledged that he won't interfere with the legal retirement age of 62 for most of the workers. But the present pension plan shows that those who are entering the retirement age will have to work longer than the given limit.

Paris: A massive strike is paralyzing Paris public transports on Friday as unions protest a sweeping pension reform by French President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

According to the Paris Public Transport Company, ten metro lines were closed which included the RER suburb train causing the biggest interruption since 2007.

The workers of the public transport company were protesting against the government's planned pension reform that is expected to make them work longer.

It was the biggest metro strike since 2007 when former president Nicolas Sarkozy pushed through a pension reform that moved back the retirement age for most public workers.

After 2017 election Macron pledged that he won't interfere with the legal retirement age of 62 for most of the workers. But the present pension plan shows that those who are entering the retirement age will have to work longer than the given limit.

According to the government report, the average French pension this year stands at 1,400 euros per month (1,500 USD).

The reform is not expected to be presented by the government and discussed in parliament before next spring, at the earliest.