World Jan 14 New French PM says he’ll renegotiate the challenged plan to raise the retirement age By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Sep 14 China is raising its retirement age in response to aging workforce and declining population The policy change will be carried out over 15 years, with the retirement age for men raised to 63 years, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs. The current retirement age is 60 for men… By Huizhong Wu, Emily Wang, Associated Press
Economy Feb 06 FAA tells Congress not to raise the mandatory retirement for pilots until it can study the issue The House voted last year to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67 as part of a larger bill covering FAA operations. A Senate committee is scheduled to take up its version of the bill later this week. By Associated Press
Politics Jan 16 France’s Macron seeks to rejuvenate his presidency, says country has ‘all the aces to succeed’ The press conference is Macron's latest effort to reinvigorate his presidency after a series of bruising domestic battles, notably about France's retirement age and how to better control immigration. By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
Politics Jun 08 Pension reform opponents in France fail to pass repeal bill Macron's centrist party allied with the conservative Republicans to push back the opposition's efforts. Leftist lawmakers said they would prompt a confidence vote, to be held at the beginning of next week. By Associated Press
Jun 06 Union activists protest in France in continued resistance to higher retirement age By Oleg Cetinic, Angela Charlton, Associated Press French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron's higher retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes. Continue reading
May 02 Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension change as protests continue By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change. The country's main labor unions on Tuesday called for another round of nationwide demonstrations and strikes… Continue reading
Apr 27 Pots and pans clang anew in France against Macron’s pension law By Associated Press Saucepan protests have become a popular way to voice anger at a resented new law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Similar actions were staged in several parts of France Thursday where government members were scheduled to travel. Continue reading
Apr 20 Continued anger at retirement age change fuels further protests in France By Daniel Cole, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Hundreds of protesters opposed to the law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 have demonstrated in a small town in southern France during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron. Continue reading
Apr 17 French President Macron says he hears people’s anger but insists pension change was needed By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron says that he heard people's anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. But Macron insisted Monday that it was needed to keep the pension system afloat as the population ages. Continue reading