# French pension-reform conflict

A series of protests began in France on 19 January 2023 with a demonstration of over one million people nationwide, organised by opponents of the pension reform bill proposed by the Borne government to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.

## Dated facts

- 2023: Martinez calls for mass strike against Macron's pension reform. https://factrail.ai/facts/martinez-cgt-pension-reform-strike-2023-01-19. Sources: https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/france/article/greve-du-19-janvier-plus-de-2-millions-de-manifestants-contre-la-reforme-des-retraites-selon-martinez_212975.html, https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/economie-social/social/retraites-philippe-martinez-veut-des-millions-de-personnes-en-greve-et-dans-la-rue-le-19-janvier_AV-202301130245.html.
- 2020: Philippe forces pension reform through with Article 49.3. https://factrail.ai/facts/philippe-pension-reform-49-3-2020-02-29. Sources: https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/retraite/reforme-des-retraites/retraites-edouard-philippe-annonce-le-recours-a-l-article-49-3-de-la-constitution-pour-faire-adopter-sans-vote-le-projet-de-reforme_3846607.html.

## Methodology

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