Protesters against the pension reform in France storm the stock exchange building

In France, protesters against President Emmanuel Macrib’s pension reforms stormed the Paris stock market.

Controversial opponents of France’s pension reform stormed the Paris building of stock trader Euronext yesterday after entering the headquarters of luxury goods group LVMH, where Bernard Arnault is CEO of the world’s richest person, according to the Forbes list.

Protesting pension reforms, French workers are urging Euronext, as well as LVMH, to finance the pensions of large corporations against raising the retirement age.

“They tell us that there is no money to finance pensions, but we must not take the money out of the pocket of the workers, it is in the pocket of the billionaires,” said Fabien Villedieu, a union member. SUD-Railway.

Hundreds of protesters lit torches in the Euronext lobby, waving union flags, “We are here, we are here, we are here even if Macron doesn’t want to” and “Macron resigns!” they shouted slogans.

Euronext, which runs stock markets across Europe, said the protesters entered the reception before police evacuated them and there was no disruption to the markets.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN FRANCE?

Massive demonstrations broke out in France on March 16, following the government’s decision to approve the bill, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, without a vote.

There was violence in many parts of the country between the police and protesters, who intervened heavily during the demonstrations, and more than 1,000 people were arrested in protests organized across the country since March 16.

President Emmanuel Macron approved the pension reform in parliament despite quarterly nationwide protests against the pension reform.

The bill was signed by French President Emmanuel Macron and published in the Official Gazette.