Violence breaks out in Paris during pension strike

Violence broke out during the 24th day of the pension strike in Paris on Saturday, which coincided with the 59th consecutive week of Yellow Vest protests. Several lay injured as protesters from several public sectors, including the transport sector, brought Paris to a standstill. Macron’s government is aiming to introduce a universal pension system, but trade unions say that this will result in millions of private sector workers having to work beyond the legal retirement age in order to get a full pension