France’s Battle Over Retirement

France’s Battle Over Retirement

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1650 of 1999
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This episode contains strong language

Millions of people have taken to the streets in France to protest a government effort to raise the retirement age to 64, from 62, bringing the country more in line with its European neighbors.

Today, as Parliament holds a key vote on the proposal, we look into why the issue has hit such a nerve in French society.

Guest: Roger Cohen, the Paris bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading:

• After large protests, all eyes were on the French Parliament on Thursday as it prepared to vote on the measure • to increase the retirement age by two years. • Here are some of the reasons so many people in France are protesting the proposals • .

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