2023-05-02 10:49:18
Young people kick tear gas canisters during protests in Paris on the 1st (AP)
[Paris = Yuki Tani]Major labor unions held their annual demonstrations on May Day, a national holiday in France. Approximately 780,000 people (according to a survey by the French Ministry of the Interior) gathered to protest once morest the French government’s pension system reform, a significant increase of seven times from the previous year. This reflects the fact that the people continue to strongly oppose the reform law even following the promulgation of the reform law.
On the other hand, some mobs who were among the demonstrators clashed with the security authorities. French media reported that a police officer had his protective suit set on fire by a Molotov cocktail on the streets of Paris. France’s interior ministry said 406 police officers were injured across the country. A total of 540 people were arrested, and Prime Minister Bornu tweeted that “the violence is all the more unacceptable as more and more cities have witnessed responsible demonstrations”.
The major unions have announced the next demonstration on June 6, and the interval between them is increasing. Mr. Bornu plans to re-propose talks with the labor union that once ended in failure, and attention will be focused on whether a compromise can be found.
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