Strikes continued in France and the country is bracing for anotherday of demonstrations next Thursday over a new retirement reform billthat the country's Senate passed on Friday. President Nicolas Sarkozyis expected to sign the bill into law soon.A hundred or so demonstrators waving red flags and many wearing yellow stickers calling for a retirement at sixty gathered in Paris this weekend. They oppose the government's plan to raise the minimum retirement age two tears, to 62 and full retirement from 65 to 67. The bill has sparked protests for more than two weeks from transport strike that has disrupted rail services and airports, and a blockade on refineries, fuel depots and ports that has left many gas stations empty. The French government says the reforms are necessary because ofa large fiscal deficit. Labor unions have called for a nationwide day of action on Thursday.A similar call brought more than a million people into the streets early this week. Students are expected to hold demonstrations as well but it is Thursday when protestors hope to make a statement.