Tens of workers they blocked the construction works of an Olympic sports center in the north of Paris to demand contracts and residence permits in France.
About 120 workers entered the works at 7:00 local time (0500 GMT) and they said they planned to stay until their demands were met.
About twenty of the strikers declared that they work at the construction sites. Porte de la Chapelle Arenawhich will host the competitions of badminton and gymnastics of the 2024 Olympics. The others stated that they worked under similar conditions on construction sites throughout the city.
The organizers of Paris 2024 They promised that the Games would be inclusive and socially responsible, and signed a social charter with unions and business organizations in 2019.
They criticize the conditions in the Olympic works
However, Arnaud de Riviere de la Muretrade unionist National Confederation of Workers-Worker Solidarity (CNT-SO)criticized the conditions at the Olympic works.
“As is usual in construction, there is a chain of subcontractors and in this chain there are misery and exploitation“he stated, speaking over the wall from inside the occupied works.
According to him, all the workers participating in the action have been informally employed as subcontractors by Bouygues Constructionwho could not immediately be reached by email or phone.
Contacted by Reuters, the organizers of Paris 2024 They said they are collaborating with labor inspection to ensure the protection of all those who work at the Olympic facilities.
Workers require their employer to provide them with documents that allow them to obtain legal residency and work permits. “Without papers, there is no Olympic Games”stated the strikers’ statement.
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