PARIS  The lower house of France’s parliament, the National Assembly, gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill that raises the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62 and the age for a full pension from 65 to 67.

The vote, 336-233, was the last legislative hurdle for the measure, which has prompted weeks of strikes from union members, students and those angry with President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has refused to back down on the bill. The unions have called another national strike for Thursday intended to disrupt air and rail traffic, but the bill is expected to become law by mid-November after it has been vetted by the Constitutional Council.

The opposition Socialist Party called the final vote “a great disappointment for the French people,” saying they had rejected the “profoundly unfair text.” But the party never came up with an alternative to halt the pension system from going deeper into debt as baby-boomers retire in large numbers.

Prime Minister François Fillon urged opponents to respect the will of Parliament. “It was right to have a vigorous debate but the law of the Republic should henceforth be respected by all,” he said in a statement.