After a tribute to caregivers on July 14, demonstrations in France for the public hospital

While the Nation paid tribute to the caregivers engaged in the fight against Covid-19, on the occasion of the national holiday, the unions called to demonstrate, after the ceremonies of Tuesday, July 14. The procession, which left around 2 p.m. from Place de la République, arrived near Place de la Bastille shortly after 3 p.m.

"The Covid has shown that we need beds, we don't have them", explains in the procession Guillaume Rosey, neurology nurse in Maubeuge, disappointed by the agreements signed Monday by certain union organizations within the framework of Ségur de la santé .

"We expected a lot from Ségur," added the nurse in the midst of the slogans calling for "money, money for the public hospital". "We had to create jobs. We don't have them. There are a lot of things that have not been discussed and we cannot be satisfied. We asked for 300 euros to have an average salary at the level of that in France. 'OECD ".

The demonstrators in front of the #Bastille and under a screen which broadcasts messages of support in honor of the carers chant the word "revolution". # Giletsjaunes pic.twitter.com/k1Z0Ojscvk

However, according to the agreements signed on Monday, the increase in nurses in public hospitals and nursing homes should be around 183 euros net monthly. "They did not meet expectations," says Paule Bensaid, nurse in an EPSM (establishment for disabled adults) in Lille. "We demanded a minimum of 300 euros for all agents. Where I work, we did not have a mask before April 30. So the parade of caregivers on the Champs- [Élysées, on the occasion of July 14] , I think it's pipeau ".

For Ali Yassine, student nurse and former caregiver, it is about providing patients with better care. "We just want to report a malfunction and fix it," he explains. "Mr. Everyone who's going to get sick, I want him to have more than a nurse can offer him now. That's not how I plan to treat people."

The demonstration of # 14Juillet2020 degenerates on the Place de la Bastille. # 14July #soignants #GiletsJaunes pic.twitter.com/jk5Ru5KnyB

Caregivers and Yellow Vests

Among the demonstrators, some came from a rally organized by yellow vests in front of the General Police Inspectorate (IGPN), to denounce police violence, in the presence of certain figures of the movement injured during demonstrations. Also present were the general secretary of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, the singer Francis Lalanne and the deputy (LFI) Eric Coquerel.

In addition, two people were briefly arrested by the police for "flying over a prohibited area", after dropping in the air balloons on which hung an anti-Macron banner during the parade of 14- July Place de la Concorde. 

"Behind the tributes, Macron suffocates the hospital"
A banner in the sky is embedded in the ceremony as the president arrives at Place de la Concorde. #July 14 #careers pic.twitter.com/yDr7m3zxgm

With AFP

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