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		</div><p>Trains have been disrupted and dozens of demonstrations were held across France as unions called a strike over President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed overhaul of the country’s retirement system.</p>
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<p>Workers for the SNCF national railway are angry because the changes could take away their special pension system, which allows them to retire earlier than many other French workers.</p>
<p>Mr Macron says the state-funded pension system is too costly and complicated, with 42 different systems for various professions. He wants to replace that with one unified, sustainable pension scheme.</p>
<p>France’s current retirement age is 62 and the government has promised not to change that, but some people may have to work longer to get their full pension.</p>
<figure id="attachment_140629" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-140629" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-140629" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/8784B2F1-A632-4A54-89CD-333AE6B5063F.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="388" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-140629" class="wp-caption-text">Commuters at Gare Saint Lazare train station in Paris</figcaption></figure>
<p>SNCF said most long-distance trains were working normally, notably on international routes, but local routes around Paris and other cities were disrupted, leading to traffic jams at rush hour.</p>
<p>More than 1,000 people marched through the rain in Paris behind a banner that read “No to social regression”.</p>
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<p>A massive strike against Mr Macron’s pension changes paralysed Paris public transport on September 13 and another is scheduled on December 5.</p>
<p>The bill is expected to be formally presented and debated at parliament by next summer.</p>
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