The output of fuel from all refineries in France was blocked this Tuesday morning in another day of protests once morest the pension reform bill.
According to the CGT-Chimie union, the TotalEnergies, Esso-ExxonMobil and Petroineos refineries are “blocked” following the unions’ joint appeal.
The workers’ protest wants the Government to withdraw the bill that is being analyzed by Parliament.
New demonstrations, strikes and blockades are the protest actions planned for today in France, once morest the pension reform advocated by Emmanuel Macron and which should be voted on in the coming days.
This is the sixth day of mobilization, which according to the unions will have a great impact, and is also seen as the “great test” for the French Government.
The Paris executive wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, arguing that in this way he manages to guarantee “financing” of the French social model.
Opponents of the reform consider the bill “unfair” for seriously penalizing wages.
Opinion polls published in France indicate that this is an “unpopular” measure.
The general secretary of the CFDT reformist union, Laurent Berger, told France Presse that it will be an “extremely strong day of mobilization” and asked President Emmanuel Macron not to “stop his ears” in the face of the protests.
Contradicting the declarations of the unions, the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, warned of the impact of the protests and the “lockdowns” that affect the “more modest” French.
During the night from Monday to Tuesday, protesters began to block a major road in Rennes, in western France, testified to an image reporter for Agence France Presse (AFP).
On January 31, unions said that more than 2.5 million protesters across the country (1.27 million according to authorities) were involved in protests.
According to a French police source, between 1.1 and 1.4 million people are expected to take to the streets today.
The CGT, a trade union organization, is preparing a total of 265 rallies and demonstrations across the country.
