Protesters are holding a mass rally on Monday in Paris to oppose the pension reforms planned by the French government. The demonstrators, who started the march at Place de la Bastille, are expected to end the protest near Place de l'Opéra.
Although the government announced that it would abandon its initial plan to raise the retirement age to 64, the unions and the authorities are still struggling to find common ground, as the reform would take away a number of privileges and special retirement conditions from certain categories of workers.
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