The third day of mobilization, Tuesday, brought together 757,000 people according to the Ministry of the Interior, nearly two million according to the organizers, figures below the previous days, January 19 and 31.
MO12345LEMONDE With AFP
The eight main unions agreed on Wednesday, February 8, on a new day of strikes and demonstrations against pension reform: after Saturday 11, Thursday, February 16 was retained as fifth date of national mobilization. “The intersyndicale reunited today has decided on a national day of interprofessional action on February 16,” said France-Presse Dominique Corona, deputy secretary of the UNSA, on behalf of the inter-union.
The third day of mobilization, Tuesday, brought together 757,000 people according to the Ministry of the Interior, “almost two million” according to the organizers, figures below the previous days, on January 19 and 31. A fourth day is scheduled for Saturday, February 11 throughout France. The Parisian demonstration will leave at 1 p.m. from Place de la République towards the Place de la Nation, according to the CGT.