The facts were noted during a surprise inspection by the labor inspectorate on June 9 on one of the sites related to the athletes' village located in the town of Saint-Denis.

"We were informed on June 16 and the facts appear sufficiently substantiated and serious," Solideo general manager Nicolas Ferrand told AFP.

It would be “less than a dozen undeclared workers”, assures a source close to the company.

"I therefore suspended the work, terminated the contract for the company in question and filed a complaint", assured Nicolas Ferrand, assuring that this incident would lead to "a delay of several weeks".

"But respect for the law is more important. And we will obviously catch up," he said.

"The message sent is a strong message. It's not nothing to terminate a contract. And it shows that the controls are working," says the source close to the company.

Solideo (4 billion euros budget including 1.5 public money) is responsible for building or renovating structures for the Paris Olympics to be held in the summer of 2024, which range from the athletes' village, in through the renovation of gymnasiums or interchanges or road bridges, which represents around sixty works.

It must deliver everything no later than December 31, 2023.

In March 2022, a dozen undocumented workers were identified during another inspection by the labor inspectorate on the site of the athletes' village.

The investigation had been triggered following a report from the CGT, which had also warned Bernard Thibault, former secretary general of this union, who sits on the board of directors of Solideo.

More than a hundred checks have been carried out since the launch of the Olympic Games.

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