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80,000 demonstrators in Marseille for the unions, 7,000 according to the prefecture
Mobilization is down in Marseille today. According to the unions, 80,000 people demonstrated against 250,000 on Tuesday March 7.
The police headquarters counts 7,000 demonstrators, against 30,000 on Tuesday.
More information here.
Protesters also present in Manosque
In the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a procession set off in the afternoon in Manosque, said the FO union in Storengy.
500 demonstrators in Briançon according to the unions, 270 according to the police
The inhabitants of the Hautes-Alpes are also mobilized for this seventh day of demonstration against the pension reform. A procession left around 3 p.m. from the sub-prefecture in Briançon, noted BFM DICI.
They are 500 according to the demonstrators, 270 according to the police.
The procession sets off for Marseille
The Marseille procession sets off from the Old Port in Marseille and heads towards Place Carnot.
“We will continue until we withdraw the law” insists an employment center adviser.
Retirement at 64: from Marseille, Jean-Luc Mélenchon sees “a spirit of insubordination” spreading
“A spirit of insubordination is spreading”, advances Jean-Luc Mélenchon on our antenna.
The founder of La France insoumise is this Saturday in Marseille for the 7th day of mobilization against the pension reform.
Several dozen people demonstrate in Gap
A demonstration is also organized in Gap this Saturday. Several dozen people gathered.
Nice: 2,300 demonstrators according to the prefecture, a decreasing figure
While the CGT announced 8,000 demonstrators in Nice on March 11, the prefecture gives the figure of 2,300.
Overall, the mobilization is less important than Tuesday, March 7. That day, the unions announced 30,000 demonstrators while the prefecture claimed that they were 6,000.
1000 people in Draguignan, 350 in Brignoles, according to the CGT
The CGT announces 8,000 demonstrators in Toulon, 3,000 according to the police
8,000 people gathered in Toulon this Saturday, according to the CGT. The police headquarters announces 3,000 demonstrators.
The procession arrived in front of the station, next demonstration Wednesday
The Nice demonstration is about to end. The procession has just arrived in front of the station, which is its point of arrival.
It gathered far fewer people than last Tuesday. Another demonstration is scheduled for next Wednesday.
“You have to be there”: students are also there in Nice
In Nice, students are also in the street to demonstrate against the pension reform.
“As soon as we were able to free ourselves we said to ourselves that we had to be there, that it was important” testifies a student in the preparatory class at the microphone of BFMTV. “It concerns everyone, not only people who will soon retire, it is an unfair reform for young people, for women and for older people”.
“My mother is a carer and I find it absurd because she will soon be older than the people she works with, she won’t even be able to afford the care she offers herself,” laments another.
The CGT announces 8000 demonstrators in Nice
8000 people gathered this Saturday in Nice, according to the first figures communicated by the CGT.
A figure much lower than Tuesday, when 30,000 people had gathered, still according to the unions.
More information here.
Start of the event in Nice under the sun
The demonstrators rush to Nice for this seventh day of demonstration against the pension reform.
On Tuesday, 30,000 people had mobilized in the city of the Côte d’Azur according to the unions. The latter hope that the families will be present today.
The procession will soon set off for Nice
The demonstrators begin to gather in front of the SNCF station in Nice. “The watchword is to continue to mobilize,” said Gérard Ré, CGT general secretary of the Alpes-Maritimes at the microphone of BFMTV.
“If we have to amplify the strikes, we are ready. We are ready to fight even more and raise our protest movement,” he added.
This Saturday is also an opportunity for those who can no longer travel during the week to demonstrate.
“This is my fifth demonstration since the start of the mobilization, I usually take days off but I can’t lose more,” explained Céline, a protester.
Flights canceled at Nice and Marseille airports
The weekend promises to be disrupted at Nice airport where more than one flight in five is canceled today in the direction of arrivals and departures. On Friday, more than 30% of flights were canceled due to the air traffic controllers’ strike.
As for Marseille Provence airport, nearly 20% of flights are canceled today.
Several mobilizations planned in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Many demonstrations are planned today in the region. In Marseille, the procession will set off from the Old Port at 2 p.m.
On the Alpes-Maritimes side, the meeting is given in front of Nice station from 10 a.m. this morning. The demonstrators will pass by the boulevard Gambetta, the boulevard Joseph-Garnier and the avenue Malaussena before returning to the station.
A demonstration is planned in Toulon from 10:30 am Place de la Liberté while in Draguignan the appointment is given to the same in front of the sub-prefecture.
SNCF: traffic remains “severely disrupted” this Saturday
Train traffic is still “severely disrupted” this Saturday everywhere in France, “with possible local developments”, SNCF said in a press release on Thursday. Friday, the movement of trains was “severely disrupted on all lines” had indicated the railway company.
In detail, 2 out of 5 TER circulate on average in all regions. 1 train out of 2 runs on average on the South-East axis.
Seventh day of mobilization against pension reform
Hello and welcome to this live dedicated to the seventh day of mobilization against pension reform. Many gatherings are planned in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur today.
