Railway Workers Protest Retirement Age at Louis Vuitton HQ in France
French luxury group LVMH Mot Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the parent company of fashion house Louis Vuitton, was the target of nationwide protests on the eve of a decision on controversial proposed pension reforms to raise the retirement age in France.
On the eve of an expected ruling on controversial pension reforms in France, protesters have stormed the headquarters of luxury fashion label Louis Vuitton.
Thursday saw the invasion of the Paris headquarters of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), which also represents Christian Dior, Fendi, and Givenchy, by striking railway workers.
They joined protesters in cities across the nation in a final show of outrage before an expected ruling on the constitutionality of President Macron’s unpopular retirement age increase.
Sanitation workers would work until 59, while the general retirement age would rise to 64.
On Thursday morning, the twelfth day of nationwide protests since mid-January. Dozens of protesters carrying flags and flares entered LVMH on 22, Avenue Montaigne.
Earlier in the day, protestors dumped trash in front of the Constitutional Council, which is scheduled to rule on the constitutionality of the reforms on Friday, and hung a sign across the street that read “Constitutional Censorship.”
The garbage was collected, but refuse collectors began a new strike that coincided with Thursday’s nationwide protests.
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Last month’s strike left thousands of tonnes of trash on the streets, turning Paris into a dump.
Several hundred protestors obstructed garbage trucks at a dump south of Paris.
Sophie Binet, the leader of the CGT, a key organization opposing the reforms, pledged: “The mobilization is not yet complete.
“In one form or another, the mobilization will continue so long as this reform is not reversed.
She added, “This is most certainly not the last day of the strike.”
In January, CGT joined forces with seven other unions to oppose potential pension reforms.
President Macron announced a labor union meeting after the Council began working on alternative proposals.
If Mr. Macron refused to discuss pension reform rollbacks, the CGT warned that the initiative would fail.
“The country must continue to advance, work, and face the challenges that lie ahead,” the French prime minister said. At a news conference Wednesday during a state visit to the Netherlands.
Mr. Macron has been compared to Louis XVI for ignoring the will of the people, and French ire continues.
Railway Workers Protest Retirement Age at Louis Vuitton HQ in France
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