France

By Brune Ernst On September 2, 2024, the trial began in France against Dominique Pelicot, the man accused of being the organizer of numerous rapes of his wife. For almost ten years, Gisèle was drugged by her husband and raped without her knowledge, more than a hundred times by about fifty men, who are also […]

Almost two months after the July 7 vote, Macron has finally appointed a new Prime Minister. This decision confirms Macron’s total disregard for the results of the second round of the early legislative elections. Not only does Michel Barnier offer him every guarantee to continue the same authoritarian policies of austerity and social destruction, but […]

Between July 16 and 21, 2024, several meetings were held combining actions and organizations, which brought together more than 30,000 participants in western France. These meetings were part of a series of protests against the so-called “mega-basins”, artificial water reservoirs, which have stolen from the environment and society, and against which several major mobilizations have […]

A previous article took stock of the challenges following the dissolution of parliament and of the major trends expected for the snap elections that Macron prepared for us on the evening of June 9. More recently, we wanted to give the most accurate and faithful picture possible of the legislative campaign of the National Rally […]

The International Workers League-Fourth International expresses its unconditional solidarity with all the left political organizations, associations, and all those fighting for the liberation of the Palestinian people in France, who are today being shamefully attacked by the Macron government. Our organization is committed to the movement fighting for the liberation of the Palestinian people until […]

For one week, the workers at a bus depot owned by Keolis, a private company and subsidiary of SNCF (“the French National Railway Company,” France’s state-owned rail system), have been on strike. 95% of 80 employees stopped working and intend to hold out for as long as necessary. Simply put, they are saying “enough is […]

We must not remain silent or passive in the face of this situation. Statement from International Labour Network of Solidarity and Struggle The revolt is rising and spreading since the murder of young Nahel by a police officer in Nanterre. A part of the youth identifies with and stands in solidarity, refusing to wait for […]

Interview by Fabiana Stefanoni We interviewed Michaël Lenoir, militant of the IWL-Fourth International in France to understand what is happening in the country following the brutal murder of 17-year-old Nahel, and to take stock of the mobilizations against the pension law. Michaël, what is the situation in France currently, and what exactly happened between Nahel […]

On May Day, many workers’ rallies and demonstrations were staged around the world. France certainly held the most prominent place among them. It was a great day of struggle that continued the very hard resistance of French workers and youth against the pension reform. Emmanuel Macron’s government and the French bourgeoisie aim at increasing the […]

May Day is a day of struggle in the world labor movement that was established after the murder of American workers in 1886 who were fighting for an eight-hour workday. On this day we take to the streets on all continents and show that we are one class all over the world. The IWL-FI (International […]

The European working class is reacting against the deterioration in its standard of living. The successive strikes in England, those in Italy, the mega-strike that paralyzed transport in Germany, and perhaps most importantly, the extraordinary confrontation that French workers are leading against the increase in the retirement age, disprove the theories that the working class, […]

On Tuesday, March 28, the eleventh day of demonstrations took place in France, where protestors not only called for the withdrawal of pension reform but also voiced the demands of different social sectors hit by the crisis and the plans of the Macron government. By Florence Oppen An estimated 750,000 people took to the streets […]

March 29, 2023 Strikes and protests against the Macron government have been going on for months in France. The protests began in January against a pension “reform” that aims to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, but soon went far beyond this simple demand: today the mass mobilizations have as their aim the […]

March 23, 2023 As we write, the March 23 strike is coming to an end in France. Despite Macron’s attempt to impose pension reform by force, bypassing parliamentary discussion—a mechanism provided for by the French Constitution, similar to what is called “porre la fiducia” [to place trust] in Italy—protests have not ceased. Rather, they have […]

This article is based on material by a French comrade, Michael Lenoir Workers and popular discontent in the country precede movement in the refineries, with protests against price increases, for better wages and pensions. By Martin Ralph – Britain In the midst of the energy and inflationary crisis that is haunting Europe. Social anger is […]

With 1,120,000 demonstrators counted by the Ministry of the Interior, and more than 2 million according to the CGT (General Confederation of Labour), the first day of mobilization against the new pension reform was very strong. Called by the eight central trade unions of the country, more than 250 cities participated in the demonstrations. Macron’s […]