2023-04-19 15:49:08
A police source, for his part, estimated the number of demonstrators present at 150. THOMAS SAMSON / AFP
More than a hundred demonstrators gathered inside an Auchan store, located in the 4 Temps shopping center in Puteaux, to protest against the reform.
Several hundred demonstrators occupied Wednesday at the initiative of the CGT an Auchan store located in the business district of La Défense, near Paris, to demand the withdrawal of the law on pensions, according to the union. Amar Lagha, Secretary General of the CGT Trade and Services Federation, said that “280 to 300 people» had been taking part since Wednesday morning in this action aimed at «denounce the law on pensions».
A police source, for his part, estimated the number of demonstrators present at 150. “Even though the president“Emmanuel Macron”think we want to turn the page, we want to go as far as withdrawal“said Amar Lagha. “We have already seen laws being withdrawn. Whatever happens, we won’t let go, we’ll go all the way“, he assured. The Auchan hypermarket in the 4 Temps shopping center in Puteaux (Hauts-de-Seine) was chosen as “symbol of capitalism and the power of big bossesbecause it is located in the business district of La Défense, explained the trade unionist. A general assembly was to be held Wednesday in the middle of the afternoon to decide whether or not to extend this occupation next night, he added.
According to the management, the demonstrators present were “almost all outside the store». THOMAS SAMSON / AFP
Auchan’s management confirmed that it had “store closed at 11 a.m.» et «brings in a security team to ensure the safety of goods and people“. According to the management, the demonstrators present were “almost all outside the store“. She said she was in contact with the prefecture, the police being present on the spot.
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