Paris-Sana
Striking workers forced the management of the Louvre Museum in Paris to close the museum today after they blocked its entrance to protest against amendments that the government of French President Emmanuel Macron is working to impose on the pension system.
"At the heart of the Louvre pyramid, where Macron chose to be installed, a trade union front was formed against his disastrous tendencies regarding retirement," Agence France-Presse quoted coordinating unions opposing the amendments to the retirement system as saying in a statement.
"Our move comes to stand by all the striking workers who are fighting for a decent life in this country," the statement added.
The museum’s closure came against the background of union leaders seeking to broaden opposition to the amendments that led to the longest strike in France’s transport sector in decades.
About 187,000 people participated in the sixth day of protest nationwide against the amendments, according to the Ministry of Interior, while 452,000 people participated in similar demonstrations on the tenth of this month.