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Around 400 Louvre employees began a rolling strike over understaffing, security gaps, and poor infrastructure following a $102 million jewel heist, disrupting the museum's operations.
- On Monday, workers at the Louvre Museum launched a rolling strike and voted on industrial action, with Le Louvre saying, `Due to public strikes, the museum is currently closed`.
- Unions say understaffing, overcrowding and the October 19 jewel heist crystallized long-running grievances, with CFDT, CGT and Sud unions citing an ever-increasing workload that overstretched workers.
- Nearly 30,000 daily visitors face hazards like long queues, and unions warned the strike has broad support across the 2,200-strong workforce, Galani said.
- Whether the museum reopens depends on how many employees heed the strike call, with the vote's result expected later Monday morning, risking disruption for thousands of visitors and the local tourism sector.
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced a renovation plan costing up to $940 million, and the Culture Ministry has tasked Philippe Jost to propose a deep reorganisation following an administrative inquiry.
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Paris, France. The Louvre was closed this Monday due to a strike by its staff in protest of the conditions of work in the museum, the most visited in the world and in full eye of the hurricane after the theft of jewels. At 9 a.m., the doors of the museum were not opened, and the management of the establishment later announced the closure for “all day”. At an assembly meeting, some 400 workers voted for “unanimity” a “prorogable” strike to protes…
The workers of the Louvre Museum voted today in favour of a strike to protest against working conditions. This is reported by the Cfdt Union, explaining that the vote was expressed during a meeting of 400 workers this morning and that it was decided to strike for the whole day. The museum today did not open. A notice on its website informs visitors that the museum for the time being is closed. The strike comes after the embarrassing theft of jew…
First the jewel theft, then technical breakdowns, and now a strike: The Louvre in Paris does not come to rest. A standout of the employees ensured that visitors stood in front of closed doors.[more]]>
France's Louvre museum closed as workers begin rolling strike
The Louvre in Paris was closed on Monday after staff began a rolling strike to demand better working conditions and urgent renovations, disrupting access at the world's most-visited museum at one of the busiest times of the year.
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