France: Nursing home employees stage protest demanding pay hike

Nurses in France took to streets on May 25 to call for better salaries as coronavirus continues to exhaust m. According to reports, demonstrators gared outside care homes owned by Korian group in Paris, Lille and or French cities. This comes as French government formally opened two months of talks with healthcare workers over changes to France's public health system. 

Earlier this month, country's President Emanuel Macron was met with angry reception at Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris. French leer me a visit earlier this week, in a bid to cheer up those battling COVID-19 on frontline. However, he was roasted and questioned by dozens of underequipped, ill-paid and "desperate" nurses.  

According to reports, upon his visit, Macron asked nurses to let “good energy fall and despair set in”. However, this did t go well with sone nurses who hammered him with ir grievances. president's office h alrey anticipated angry reception and fearing dam to Macron’s im, y did t allow for any media to record his visit. 

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Macron promises hike in salary

Following roast, Macron could be heard reiterating that he has promised a spike in salaries and financial bonuses for  healthcare workers battling COVID-19. However, he was soon confronted by ar nurse, who said that bonus was nice – "we’ll take it anyway,” but France is still “one of countries where nurses are most poorly paid anyway.” She n claimed that with each promise, government ds conditions.  

 Over 14,000 people have died in care homes in France, accounting for nearly half of total fatalities in nation. As per John Hopkins University, France is seventh-worst hit nation by COVID-19 with over 182,709 positive cases. Also, a total of 28,370 h died while 64,735 recovered. 

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