Strikes and demonstrations have been held across France over the past few months as workers protest against government plans to raise the age of retirement [AFP]
Published On 19 Oct 201019 Oct 2010
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Demonstrators are unhappy about plans to raise the minimum and full retirement ages by two years to 62 and 67 respectively [AFP]
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On Tuesday the country was hit by the sixth general strike and mass protest since June [AFP]
Five police officers were injured in clashes in Lyon the previous day [AFP]
Transport, schools and postal services have been the worst affected [AFP]
Workers at most of the country(***)s oil refineries have been on strike for a week, sparking fears of nationwide fuel shortages [AFP]
Lorry drivers also joined in on the action over the weekend, demonstrating by slowing down traffic on motorways [AFP]
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The reform bill is due to be voted on by the senate on Wednesday and the French government has said it will go ahead [AFP]
Authorities will crack down on "troublemakers", Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, said on Tuesday [AFP]
Sarkozy added that strikes at oil refineries "cannot exist in a democracy" where "there are people who want to work" [AFP]
