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Workers and labor right advocates across the globe came together Sunday for demonstrations marking International Workers' Day, or May Day.
Organizers held about 250 actions across France, many pressuring newly reelected French President Emanuel Macron to ditch his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65.
Reuters reported that "marchers carried banners reading 'Retirement Before Arthritis,' 'Retirement at 60, Freeze Prices,' and 'Macron, Get Out.'"
The news agency noted that "most rallies were peaceful but in Paris police intervened after black-clad 'Black Bloc' anarchists tried to erect a barricade in a street near La Republique Square."
Italians planned an outdoor concert in Rome as well as events across the capital and country. The nation's three main labor unions acknowledged Russia's war on Ukraine in their actions, organizing under the slogan "Working for peace."
"It's a May Day of social and civil commitment for peace and labor," said the head of Italy's CISL union, Daniela Fumarola, according to TIME.
This content originally appeared on Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community and was authored by Jessica Corbett.
Jessica Corbett | Radio Free (2022-05-01T15:33:18+00:00) Workers Mark May Day With Pro-Labor Protests Worldwide. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2022/05/01/workers-mark-may-day-with-pro-labor-protests-worldwide/
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