Striking railway workers invaded the Paris headquarters of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) - which also represents brands including Christian Dior, Fendi and Givenchy
Protesters have stormed the headquarters of luxury fashion label Louis Vuitton on the eve of an expected ruling on controversial pension reforms in France.headquarters of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton - which also represents brands including Christian Dior, Fendi and Givenchy - on Thursday.
They joined demonstrators in cities and towns across the country in a final show of anger ahead of an expected ruling on whether's unpopular plan to raise the retirement age in France meets constitutional standards. The plans would see the general retirement age rise from 62 to 64, while sanitation sector workers would be forced to work an extra two years until 59.
Dozens of people waving flags and holding flares aloft were seen entering the LVMH premises on 22, Avenue Montaigne on Thursday morning - the 12th day of nationwide protests since strikes began in mid-January.Hours earlier, protestors dumped piles of rubbish in front of the Constitutional Council - which is set to make a decision on the legality of the reforms on Friday - and hung a banner across the street reading"Constitutional Censorship".
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