French workers will step up their protests against pension reforms next week, a top trade union leader says.
Bernard Thibault, head of the CGT workers' confederation, made the statement as union leaders prepared to discuss plans to hold a seventh day of national protests across France.
Meanwhile rolling strikes are continuing against government plans to raise the pension age from 60 to 62.
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Bernard Thibault, head of the CGT workers' confederation, made the statement as union leaders prepared to discuss plans to hold a seventh day of national protests across France.
Meanwhile rolling strikes are continuing against government plans to raise the pension age from 60 to 62.
Continue reading the main story
Related stories
Not all fun on the French Riviera
In pictures: Marseille on strike
French strikers step up pressure
Blockades of refineries and fuel depots have led to fuel shortages.
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