A woman approaches as police officers detain a protester during a demonstration of French labour union members and workers on strike, as France faces its 38th consecutive day of strike against French government's pensions reform plans, in Lyon, France January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Saturday offered a major concession to unions contesting his government's overhaul of the pension system, in a move aimed at ending strikes which are now in their fifth week.
Philippe said in a letter to unions and employers that he was prepared to withdraw plans to raise the retirement age for full pension benefits by two years to 64 if certain conditions were met.
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