The next nationwide day of strikes — the eighth in the last three months — is set for next Thursday, unions have said.

In the meantime, the piles of garbage littering #Paris’ famous streets are a very visible — and pungent — symbol of the anger felt by public-sector workers over the pension plans. Paris City Hall estimates there are some 13,000 tons of it on the streets."

#France's streets are filled with garbage and fury. Here's why | #Retirement #Pensions #Unrest
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/france-violent-protests-paris-garbage-pension-age-emmanuel-macron-rcna75395

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#bbc’s #China corr @StephenMcDonell_mirror has posted on #Twitter: “#China’s former leader #jiangzemin has died.. People will remember what happened after the death of another leader in #China, #HuYaobang. People came out to mourn him and this transformed into the 1989 #Tiananmen #protest upheaval. Given the current anti-#ZeroCovid #Unrest here, the Party will be very mindful of this.. In #China the Party’s media websites are turning to black as a sign of mourning..”