France pension strike cripples economy, businesses
Transport, services affected as rail workers strike over Macron’s proposed pension reforms, dampening Christmas sales
24 Dec 2019
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Transport, services affected as rail workers strike over Macron’s proposed pension reforms, dampening Christmas sales
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