Artists fight French pension change by turning up late for work

Changes to France's pension system have been a hot potato for French presidents for decades, bringing disgruntled people onto the streets, sparking civil unrest and nationwide strikes that have brought the country to a standstill.

- Kim Willsher

Two years ago, in the face of bitter opposition, Emmanuel Macron, France's president, passed a law raising the general retirement age from 62 to 64, and the issue appeared to have been put to bed.

Now, a trio of French artists have launched a satirical campaign encouraging the country's workers to be systematically late as a way of making up for the extra two years.

The Zélé collective has been leafleting Paris in advance of May Day, the traditional workers' holiday, and has set up an "official calculator" that works out how many minutes late people should turn up to work to compensate.