French luxury group LVMH Mot Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the parent company of fashion house Louis Vuitton, was the target of nationwide protests on the eve of a decision on controversial proposed pension reforms to raise the retirement age in France.
Protesters stormed Louis Vuitton offices before of a French pension reform verdict.
Thursday saw the invasion of the Paris headquarters of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). Which also represents Christian Dior, Fendi, and Givenchy, by striking railway employees.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of the French capital, with some grappling with riot police.
In addition, footage from Paris shows a shattered storefront and a spray-painted Tesla car on fire.
In a final display of fury over proposed changes to pensions, protests are taking place in cities and towns across the nation, including Rennes, where photographs also show a Mercedes on fire.
It precedes an expected ruling on the constitutionality of President Macron’s unpopular proposal to raise the retirement age in France.
If Mr. Macron refused to reverse the pension reforms, the CGT warned that the initiative would fail.
Dozens of protesters carrying flags and pyrotechnics were seen entering the LVMH building on 22, Avenue Montaigne on Thursday morning, the twelfth day of nationwide demonstrations since mid-January.
Earlier in the day, protestors dumped trash in front of the Constitutional Council, which is scheduled to rule on the constitutionality of the reforms on Friday, and suspended a sign across the street that read “Constitutional Censorship.”
The garbage was collected, but refuse collectors began a new strike that coincided with Thursday’s nationwide protests.
Last month’s walkout left thousands of tonnes of trash on the streets, turning Paris into a landfill.
Several hundred protestors obstructed garbage trucks at a dump south of Paris.
“The mobilisation is far from over,” said CGT leader Sophie Binet, a key reform opponent.
The mobilization will persist in one form or another so long as this reform remains in place.
“This is most certainly not the last day of the strike,” she continued.
In January, CGT joined forces with seven other unions to oppose prospective pension reforms.
President Macron announced a labour union meeting after the Council began working on alternative suggestions.
If Mr. Macron refused to reverse the pension reforms, the CGT warned that the initiative would fail.
Wednesday, during a state visit to the Netherlands, the French prime minister told journalists at a news conference, “The country must continue to move forward, work, and face the challenges that await us.
Mr. Macron has been compared to Louis XVI for ignoring the will of the people, and French ire continues.
