Louise Bernard and Manon Fossat, with AFP 11:29, November 24, 2021

After six days of mobilization to denounce the lack of resources and a management deemed toxic, the strike at France 24 is now over.

The mobilization has paid off since the employees obtained the hiring of 50 freelancers on permanent contracts in the next two years, including around thirty as of 2022. 

The strike by some of the staff of the international news television channel France 24, which started last Thursday, has been suspended, the movement's Twitter account, "F24 Solidaires" said early in the evening on Tuesday.

"Only 13.9% of the employees gathered in general assembly on Tuesday wanted to continue the strike. The strike is therefore suspended and we welcome the great advances it has made it possible to obtain, especially for the most precarious with hiring 50 freelancers! ”writes“ F24Solidaires ”.

Only 13.9% of employees meeting in general assembly on Tuesday wanted to continue the strike.

The strike is therefore suspended and we welcome the great progress it has made possible, especially for the most precarious with the hiring of 50 freelancers!

- F24 Solidaires (@ F24Solidaires) November 23, 2021

50 established freelancers

Freelancers will be established on permanent contracts by the end of 2023 (including about thirty in 2022), the journalists who initiated the movement had previously indicated.

"We will remain attentive to everything moving forward and progressing in the right direction in the coming months. We keep the threat of a new motion, of a new strike," said Antoine Mariotti, member of the 12 delegation. people who have been appointed by the GA to negotiate with management and unions.

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Journalists from the internet service and the Arabic-speaking channel who still report discomfort within their team will be received by management on Wednesday at two different meetings, he added.

Gallagher Fenwick has also left his duties as director of the English-speaking antenna and now awaits a new assignment, we learned this weekend from union sources.

France 24 offers four global continuous information channels (in French, English, Arabic and Spanish), broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to 444 million households on 5 continents.

It has been offering its programs since the end of 2006 and belongs to the France Médias Monde group (which also oversees RFI).