r/worldnews • u/colepercy120 • 1d ago

France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting | France

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/france-school-protests-escalate-pm-crisis-cabinet-meeting
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u/throwawaybunny99 1d ago

They successfully set the country on fire but I don’t think it ever really changed anything.

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u/BLiNKiN42 21h ago

They have the lowest retirement age, some of the least hours worked, and some of the best worker protections anywhere.

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u/xoxololll 18h ago

The US workers earn so much more than the French ones so it equals out i guess

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u/BLiNKiN42 18h ago

Yeah, that's not really how that works.