Private and public sector workers attend a demonstration over pension reforms in Paris
Private and public sector workers attend a demonstration over pension reforms in Paris September 7, 2010. France faces serious rail and air traffic disruption due to strike action as labour unions seek to mobilise millions of protesters against plans to raise retirement age. The strikes, mostly scheduled to last 24 hours and organised to coincide with presentation of a pension reform bill to parliament today, are expected to hit public transport and schools badly. The placard reads "The gold of Peugeot and Bettencourt (France's richest woman, heiress to the L'Oreal empire) for our pensions". REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)