A strike by French garbage collectors has led to mountains of trash sitting on the streets of Paris. The strike entered its 16th day on Tuesday. The strikers are protesting a recent decision by President Emmanuel Macron to raise the retirement age for garbage collectors from 57 to 59. Macron’s administration pushed the legislation through Parliament last week without a vote. On Monday, the government won votes in Parliament on two proposals to withdraw support from Macron administration.
Title: Mountains of Waste in Paris as Strike Continues
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/T22.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Mountains of Waste in Paris as Strike Continues' data-article-id='6431'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9521'>A strike by French garbage collectors has led to mountains of trash sitting on the streets of Paris.</span> <span data-start-time='9521' data-end-time='14521'>The strike entered its 16th day on Tuesday. </span> <span data-start-time='14521' data-end-time='30250'>The strikers are protesting a recent decision by President Emmanuel Macron to raise the retirement age for garbage collectors from 57 to 59.</span> <span data-start-time='30250' data-end-time='38813'>Macron’s administration pushed the legislation through Parliament last week without a vote.</span> <span data-start-time='38813' data-end-time='50208'>On Monday, the government won votes in Parliament on two proposals to withdraw support from Macron administration.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/T22.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=19330 data-hint-location='30250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/macrons_administration_pushed_the_legislation_through_parliament_last_week_without_a__blank_.wav'>Macrons administration pushed the legislation through Parliament last week without a <span class='blank'>vote</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='vote'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/vote.wav'><span>vote</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/vein.wav'><span>vein</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/boat.wav'><span>boat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/float.wav'><span>float</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=19331 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_strike.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word strike?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an organized refusal to work as a form of protest'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/a_collection_of_webpages.wav'><span>a collection of webpages</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/a_hot_coal.wav'><span>a hot coal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/a_show_of_the_teeth.wav'><span>a show of the teeth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/an_organized_refusal_to_work_as_a_form_of_protest.wav'><span>an organized refusal to work as a form of protest</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=19332 data-hint-location='14521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/what_profession_is_at_the_center_of_this_current_event.wav'>What profession is at the center of this current event?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='garbage collectors'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/postal_workers.wav'><span>postal workers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5823/garbage_collectors.wav'><span>garbage collectors</span></div><div class='choice' 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