Protesters march against Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise pension age

Striking railway workers gather at the Gare de Lyon train station Thursday in Paris. Pic/AP

Protesters opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise the retirement age in France marched Thursday in cities and towns around France in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards.

Hours before the Paris march got underway, protesters piled bags of garbage in front of the Constitutional Council, which is expected to decide Friday whether to nix any or all parts of the legislation.

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The trash piles were cleaned up but signaled the start of a new strike by garbage collectors that was timed to start with Thursday's nationwide protests marches. A previous strike last month left the streets of the French capital filled with mounds of reeking refuse.

"The mobilization is far from over," the leader of the CGT union, Sophie Binet, said at a trash incineration site south of Paris where several hundred protesters blocked garbage trucks. "As long as this reform isn't withdrawn, the mobilization will continue in one form or another."

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