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French minister says conflict needs to stop as transport strikes enter 12th day

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16-12-2019 | 10:14

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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said that the pensions protests paralyzing France’s transport network are exhausting the French people as nationwide strikes enter their 12th day.

Speaking on a radio show on Monday, the minister said that Christmas is a crucial time for travel and that trains must be up and running again in time for Christmas.

Meanwhile in Paris, commuters continued to be hamstrung by the strikes, waiting for long periods in motorway traffic jams or trying to squeeze onto the few metros still running.

Four branches of France’s hard-line CGT union, including railway and transport workers, threatened on Sunday to step up protests unless the government withdraws its controversial pension reform proposal this week.

In a major overhaul of France’s complex pension scheme, the government has proposed that people work longer to get a full pension, drawing a hostile response from trade unions which called for a new mass protest on Tuesday.

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