Private and public sector workers attend a demonstration over pension reforms in Lyon October 2, 2010. Unions have called for a day of protest, the fourth round of action against a bill that will see a rise in the retirement age to 62 from 60, and to 67 from 65 for those who want a full pension. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
Members of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) wave flags during a march in Nice, southeastern France, October 2, 2010. French unions call for nationwide street marches to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to raise the French retirement age, the flagship reform of his presidency and one on which he has vowed not to back down. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST)