November 2007 strikes in France November 2007 strikes in France The 2007 strikes in France were a series of general strikes, mostly in the public sector, which started on 13 November 2007. The strike was over President Nicolas Sarkozy's and Prime Minister François Fillon's attempt to reduce early retirement benefits for 500,000 public employees. Sarkozy had stated that pension reform is the first in a series of measures designed to roll back protections for trade unions in France, and both unions and Sarkozy saw the pension strikes as a key political test. France's national labour law permits workers in certain hazardous or difficult professions to
France at the 1980 Summer Olympics France at the 1980 Summer Olympics France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports. Men's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Men's 800 metres Men's 1,500 metres Men's Marathon Men's 4x400 metres Relay Men's 50 km Walk Men's High Jump Men's Long Jump Men's Triple Jump Men's Pole Vault Women's 100 metres Women's 100 m Hurdles Women's Pentathlon Men's Bantamweight (–