Laurent Berger
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 55 |
| Date of birth | October 27,1968 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Guerande |
| France | |
| Movies/Shows | La Sociale |
| Education | Nantes University |
| Current partner | Mireille Le Corre |
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Laurent Berger Life story
Laurent Berger is a French trade unionist. He has been the general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour since 28 November 2012.
France pension protests: Crowd clashes with police as government pushes through reform
... " Changing the government or prime minister will not put out this fire, only withdrawing the reform, " said the head of the moderate CFDT union, Laurent Berger...
France's Macron to force through pension reform with no vote
... Another union leader, Laurent Berger of the CFDT, made clear that there would be further protests...
France protests: PM offers pension compromise in bid to end strike
... firefighters were called people after some protesters set light to placards in Paris Laurent Berger, Secretary General of the CFDT, welcomed the government s concession as a victory for the union...
France pension protests: Crowd clashes with police as government pushes through reform
By Kathryn Armstrongin London
Protesters have clashed with police again in central Paris over the French government's pension reforms.
Thousands of demonstrators lit fires and some threw firecrackers at police, who used Tear Gas to disperse them.
It is The Second night of unrest since President Emmanuel Macron decided to push through the controversial reforms to raise The Retirement age from 62 to 64
No-confidence motions have been filed against his government in response.
The First was signed by independents and members of the left-wing Nupes coalition in parliament, while a second came from the far-right National Rally party.
Both are expected to be debated early next week.
Marine Le Pen, leader of The National Rally MPs in parliament, called the decision to push through The Pension changes " a total failure for the government".
Police made dozens of arrests during the unrest at Place de La Concorde , not far from the Parliament Building .
Protests also took place on Friday in other French cities - notably Bordeaux, Toulon and Strasbourg.
" We won't give up, " one demonstrator told AFP news agency. " There's still hope that the reform can be revoked. "
Another told Reuters that pushing the legislation through without a vote was " a denial of Democracy . . a Total Denial of what has been happening in The Streets for several weeks".
The government has said The Changes to pensions are essential to ensure The System is not overburdened and prevent it collapsing.
But many people, including union members, disagree and France has now Seen More Than two months of heated political debate and strikes over the issue.
Transport, public services and schools have all been affected, while a rolling walkout by waste collectors has Seen
and there are plans to stop production at a large refinery in Normandy in The Coming days.
" Changing the government or Prime Minister will not put out this fire, only withdrawing the reform, " said The Head of the moderate CFDT union, Laurent Berger .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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