French Medico-Social Workers Stage Nationwide Strike Over Pay and Conditions

Protests erupt in over 100 cities as unions demand salary increases, better funding, and improved working conditions for sector employees.

The nationwide strike, organized by major unions, includes home care workers, educators, and employees of France Travail.
Protests are taking place in over 100 cities, with a major demonstration in Paris starting at the Ministry of Solidarity and ending at Place Denfert-Rochereau.
Unions are calling for a general salary increase and the creation of necessary positions to address decades of lost purchasing power.
Key grievances include funding cuts, stagnant salary negotiations, and deteriorating working conditions in the medico-social sector.
Union organizers emphasize the importance of unity across the health and social cohesion sectors to push for systemic reforms.