Аннотация: In 2023, France is once again in the spotlight of the world community due to a wave of protest that has swept across the country: citizens dissatisfied with the state's pension policy express it in all sorts of ways: from trade unions to demanding a referendum on the issue.
Starting from the presidential election program of 2017, E. Macron promised voters to implement the reform of the pension system, which was carried out only during his second term, at the beginning of 2023. The reform, which in a number of ways is significantly tougher than the original version, immediately caused a wide public outcry - millions of people all over the country came out to rallies. In addition to protests, as a sign of disagreement with the pension policy of the state, many literally refused to work: for example, in Paris, the movement of underground transport was complicated, only 2 (fully automated) of the 16 metro lines functioned.
At the moment, the government is trying to find the most painless way out of this situation: instead of the referendum demanded by the population, meetings are already being held with representatives of trade unions and their associations. The purpose of these negotiations is not to change the adopted pension law, but to increase the subsistence minimum and minimum wages for certain industries, which would improve their well-being in the future.