upport of employee union organizations (CFDT, CFTC, CFE-CGC, CGT, FO) that organized eight action days since the beginning of September, disturbing a great deal of the country. In addition to increasing retirement age, the law passed introduces new measures on work hardness, senior employment, gender equality, and the reform of occupational medicine. (Ref. 100768)
The pension reform 2010 finally went through Parliament. Under popular pressure and after a quickened examination (only one reading instead of two in both houses) of over 200 hours, the MPs deeply amended the text initially presented by Minister of Labor Eric Woerth. However, the reform hasn’t completed its legislative process since the opposition decided to turn to the Constitutional Council.