"France's Workers Continue Protests Against Pension Reforms and Reforms in General"

French workers have been protesting for weeks over the government's plan to raise the retirement age to 64, with strikes causing road and railway closures. The country has a lower minimum retirement age than many of its European neighbors, and opponents of President Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul say the advantages of French workers are hard-earned and lie at the heart of national identity. The new pension law, under review by the Constitutional Council, would gradually raise the minimum retirement age until 2030. Macron says the plan is necessary to balance the books as life expectancy rises.