(press release distribution) PARIS - approximately one million people have today in cities across the France protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to raise the retirement age while the threat of supplies of fuel to the main airports refinery strike. While the appeal fell to hundreds of thousands on weekend events, strikes five days in the railway sector and refineries increased pressure on Centre Government, affecting transportation within the country.
France civil aviation authority said that the international airport Charles de Gaulle fuel for only two days after a stop at a refinery in Northern cut the flow of a key pipeline in Paris.Another international airport in France, Orly, reserves for a few jours.Sarkozy is determined to continue the explosive deficit right and stop in the pension system, but trade unions see reforms such as unfair and protested for the weeks under pressure to withdraw.
Unions CGT and CFDT said that between 2.5 and 3 million people joined the protests between Toulouse and Rouen, less last March, held at the end of week of demonstrations on October 2 and Tuesday, who considers a participation of 3.5 million people.
The Government was bottom of 899,000 850 000 demonstrators on October 2.Ads more centered on Paris, but the atmosphere was optimistic with music, speakers and songs.
Unions set their next event much and the national strike for Tuesday, the day before the vote of the Senate on the draft of law reform, key provisions have already been approved by Parliament.The indefinite strike in 12 French refineries since last Tuesday, threatening to create for the Government a huge headache if you run fuel in the main aéroports.Orly had also some flights this week due to a strike the ground work.
Union CGT for the oil company total, Charles Foulard Coordinator told Reuters that society refinery workers will not resume its work unless the Government removed the Superannuation Act. "It constricts the decision", he said."Truckers will be joining us till the end, get", he added.
The refinery, combined with the strikes in non-oil ports of the Mediterranean and temporary deposits of fuel blockade strike hit the 2 percent of stations in France.
The economy Minister Christine Lagarde has requested the French "panics" I am convinced that thanks to the intelligence of the social dialogue, we will get to lift the blockade.No fuel are necessary, 230 stations "said Lagarde said that currently unemployed" a total of 13,000, namely two per cent.”
Charles Foulard, head of the CGT, oil sector however, said that "the difference is inevitable", while long lines continue in various transport stations.Le, railway CGT has requested a "reinforcement" strike. today, the France circulated in only two of three high speed trains.
New source: AFP, Reuters and AP
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