Paris (AFP)
A hundred people demonstrated Thursday in Paris to "keep the pressure" on the government and get "progress" on the hospital, two days after a "day of action" having brought together tens of thousands of caregivers in France.
The demonstrators, including nurses and nursing assistants in white coats, gathered in front of the Robert-Debré hospital around a large sign: "No medals, no tear gas: beds, money".
To the sound of whistles and pans, they called for "staying mobilized" in front of the government, while the discussions started on May 25 within the framework of the "Ségur de la santé" are slow to translate into results.
"It was very important to mobilize on Tuesday" but "we must show that we are not giving up on anything," said Paul Jacquin, a pediatrician at Robert-Debré, who wants to "keep the pressure" on the government. .
"For the moment, we have had promises, but no quantified commitment, no concrete progress" for the hospital, he regretted, assuring that the caregivers would remain mobilized "as much as necessary".
This caregiver supported Farida C., a nurse arrested during Tuesday's demonstration for throwing stones at the police, and who will be tried on September 25 before the Paris Criminal Court.
"Farida, it could have been me, it could have been any colleague, because we are all angry," she said, applauded by the demonstrators. "This anger is legitimate: the government must give the hospital real resources," she added.
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