Just after 6 in the evening here in moscow this thursday december the 5th to wherever youre tuning in from this come to moscow to r. T. International our top story. By its biggest strike in years this thursday with workers protesting primarily against pension reform plans the countrys transport systems have been brought to a standstill and schools and hospitals are closed hundreds of rallies are taking place nationwide. Is among the crowds in paris and joins us live now from the french capital charlotte tell us why so many are protesting and what is the picture there like evening approaches. Well people are protesting because theyre unhappy with the idea of changes to the Pension System here in france quite frankly the idea of the french government of the month at the moment under president mccone is to change the 42 different systems to bring them into one universal system which the government says will be fairer more equal but those on strike to say see you know it wont be fair it wo
30 minutes. From. Its biggest strike in years. With workers protesting primarily against pension reform the countrys transport systems. We know as well schools and hospitals are closed. Are taking place. Lots of. Charlotte has been in the thick of the action for quite a while. Particularly where you are in the french capital charlotte why so much. My way here class to have a big fan i can tell you. The crimes go all the way back more than a close to god do nor which is where this process was originally due to start off with what was coming for many hours is turned to a huge tensions with clashes between the police and the protest as you might be able to hear some of those plus going off behind us thats tear gas thats being thrown into the protesters the taxes have set light to several parts of the streets around me including some of the electric scooters theyve been bringing items to put on to the fire we saw a van. On fire and they got tear gas really coming quite close to us and you
Their live news and reaction 247 this is r. T. International from moscow where its now 8 pm here on thursday its 6 pm in france thats where were starting this hour the countrys been paralyzed by the biggest strike in years this thursday with workers protesting all mass against the governments plans to overhaul the Pension System transport networks have been brought to a standstill and schools and hospitals badly affected too demonstrations have been held right across the country lets catch up with them now our correspondent in paris is keeping with the protesters all day its been a massive show of anger across the country why is that fury so deep. That fear is so deep because the idea of messing with Peoples Pensions in their time and sort of hits to the core of every french person i saw some polls that suggested there. Every percent of people actually supported this strike action plan for one day but the suggestion is it could go on the road long for the next few weeks we know that th
I mean the same here at r t h q what im calling break its 9 pm on thursday here in moscow it is 7 pm in france which has been paralyzed by its biggest strike in years this thursday with workers protesting on mass against the governments plans to overhaul the Pension System transport networks have been brought to a standstill and schools and hospitals badly affected as well demonstrations have been held right across the country are too shy to do bensky has been following the protest in paris. This strike has been planned for many months now and this is against a proposed changes by the french government to the Pension System here in france the idea is that they will amalgamate number of different systems around fuji 2 different systems into a universal system but people say that i will have a massive impact on their pensions because it will mean that their pensions perhaps could be lower in the future or in fact that they might have to work even longer and that has caused huge fury here
International money is calling for i welcome to update this hour were starting in france which has had a turbulent thursday paralyzed by the biggest strike in years with workers protesting on mass against the governments plans to overhaul the Pension System transport network has been brought to a standstill and schools and hospitals badly affected as well demonstrations have been held right across the country hes been following the protest in paris. This is against a proposed changes by the french government to the Pension System here in france the idea is that they will amalgamate number of different systems around fuji 2 different systems into a universal system but people say that i will have a massive impact on their pensions because it will mean that their pensions perhaps could be lower in the future or in fact that they might have to work even longer and not as cool huge fury here in france plasterer public for i can tell you the crimes go all the way back more than a close to d