In several French cities, including the capital, Paris, the sanitation workers' strike continues, in conjunction with the mobilization of public transport, in protest against the pension reform project.
And the garbage collectors decided to extend their strike until next Friday, which caused the accumulation of large amounts of waste today, Tuesday, in some streets of Paris.
Three garbage incineration plants outside the capital have stopped working, with rubbish bags piling up along entire sidewalks and containers overflowing.
For their part, the workers of some oil refineries in northwestern and southern France continued the protest movement by preventing trucks from entering or leaving the refineries.
A union official at a refinery owned by Total said that the strike had caused the tanks to be filled, which could lead to a permanent halt to production.
For their part, the unions of 3 ports decided to continue the strike for at least 3 days.
In the context, the railway and metro transport company said that it expects limited disturbances tomorrow, Wednesday, in the transport movement, while the Minister of Transport confirmed that Wednesday will not be a black day in the transport sector.
With regard to air transport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation stated that air traffic in one of the two Paris airports will cause the cancellation of 20% of flights due to the strike of air traffic controllers.
The unions decided to escalate the protest movement in conjunction with the convening of a meeting of the Parliamentary Joint Committee of equal members today to reach an agreement on a consensual formula regarding the pension reform project, which will be presented later for a vote in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The leader of the French Democratic Confederation of Labor, Laurent Bergi, warned the government of the consequences of approving the bill without a vote on it.
And the French Senate ratified - last Sunday - the draft law to amend the retirement system, with the approval of 195 votes against 112 against, despite the emergence of trade union demonstrations in the capital, Paris, and several cities since January 19, in protest against a bill to amend the retirement system and coinciding with the suspension of some Accompanying.
The retirement age in France is among the lowest among other European countries, and the draft law provides for a gradual increase in the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years by 3 months annually, starting from the first of September 2023 until 2030.
It also provides for an increase in the required social security contributions period from 42 to 43 years, in order for the retiree to receive his full retirement pension, that is, without any deductions.
The government is counting on this amendment to ensure the financing of the social security system, which is one of the pillars of the French social model.