the biggest strike day yet, with up to 1.4 million people expected at demonstrations in paris and elsewhere. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid january. part of the french government plan is also to raise the minimum pension to 1,200 euros a month, which is over 550 euros higher than the current minimum figure. but unions want more because of rising inflation. joining me now is gregory bekhtari who is a member of the fsu , the main teachers union in france, and works as a teaching fellow at the pantheon sorbonne university. thank you for being with us. the government says that these plans are necessary because they say that if they don t, the numbers don t add up, it would mean a deficit. why is raising the pension age such problem? raising the pension age such roblem? , ., , , , raising the pension age such roblem? , ,, , problem? it s a problem because it s ve unfair probl
the biggest strike day yet, with up to 1.4 million people expected at demonstrations in paris and elsewhere. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid january. part of the french government plan is also to raise the minimum pension to 1,200 euros a month, which is over 550 euros higher than the current minimum figure. but unions want more because of rising inflation. joining me now is gregory bekhtari who is a member of the fsu , the main teachers union in france, and works as a teaching fellow at the pantheon sorbonne university. thank you for being with us. the government says that these plans are necessary because they say that if they don t, the numbers don t add up, it would mean a deficit. why is
that there is a widespread public support for the movement and what we can see now is that more and more people, millions of people are involved in this movement and also people supporting this movement are convinced that, shutting down the country, putting the country to a standstill as a necessary step to force the government to approve the reform bill. so i heard people striking in refineries, for instance, saying they are ready to renew the strikes as long as it takes. , ., ., renew the strikes as long as it takes. , ., ., ~ ., takes. it s good to talk to you, gre . o takes. it s good to talk to you, gregory bekhtari takes. it s good to talk to you, gregory bekhtari from - takes. it s good to talk to you, gregory bekhtari from the - takes. it s good to talk to you, | gregory bekhtari from the fsu, takes. it s good to talk to you, - gregory bekhtari from the fsu, the main teachers union in france. today marks the physical return