71.   They included Jim and Mary Magers, retired state workers from Jefferson City.

72.   They included plumbers, painters, carpenters, churchgoers, art lovers, retired workers and busy moms.

73.   To alleviate some of the pressure on managers, several hundreds retired workers have agreed to help out.

74.   Vincenzo Portofino, a retired Ferrari worker, pressed his nose right against the fence.

75.   However, the situation calmed down Friday after the government promised to look into the demands, retired worker Guo Xiujing told AFP.

76.   In Beijing, retired workers from the Beijing Automobile Works also demonstrated for a second day outside their factory in the eastern part of the city.

77.   A retired worker, Wong Pak, spends his days playing Chinese chess at the park.

78.   Almost half the CGIL membership is comprised of retired workers, who are themselves embroiled in a bitter fight with the government over its plans to reform pension rights.

79.   At present, workers contribute to state pension funds which finance payments to retired workers.

80.   The pension fund managers say they can no longer meet the mounting claims from early retired workers.