Garbage collectors in Paris extend walkout to March 20

Garbage collectors’ unions decided to extend the strike until at least March 20, when about 7,000 tons of trash were lying in the streets of Paris, according to French newswire AFP, Report informs.

Tons of garbage continue to pile up in the streets of several districts of Paris. And the situation is not about to improve.

Paris garbage workers have been on strike since March 6, in protest against a controversial pensions reform championed by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The reform, which could be formally adopted in Parliament by the end of the week, would increase the retirement age for garbage collectors from 57 to 59.