France, Jan. 31 -- France's unions have called for another round of strikes and rallies on Tuesday to protest President Macron's pension reform. While the government is adamant the minimum retirement age must rise from 62 to 64 in line with an ageing population, opponents say it's unfair and other solutions must be found to keep the pension kitty in the black.

"64-year-old careworkers looking after 60-year-old residents in care homes? Thanks Macron" reads one of the striking placards on the 19 January rally in Paris.

"Soon you won't be able to tell the difference between residents and careworkers," its owner Sylvie Pecard says with a touch of irony.

Pecard, 59, a nurse in the oncology department of St Louis hospital in Paris, has been ...