According to this article, Friday October 22, the French Senate passed a pension reform bill that has caused huge protests around France for the past few weeks. The retirement age will now increase for the age 60 to 62 and could become a law as early as next week. Though hundreds of thousands of French citizens have protested this reform as a violation of their rights, President Nicolas Sarkozy said it's a necessary measure in order to reduce the deficit. The age increase was approved by Senators 177 votes to 153 after the government used a special tactic known as a guillotine, which cuts short the debate on the bill. The unions protesting claim that the retirement age at 60 is a hard-earned right and say the reform is unfair to workers. Despite the senate approval of the bill, unions still plan to carry protests regarding the soon to be law October 28 and November 6.
By: Jaime Hacker
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