More than 5,000 people, some 2,000 according to the police, demonstrated Saturday afternoon in Toulouse responding to the call of twenty unions and left-wing parties who demand "
more resources for health
".
Around 2:30 pm, the masked demonstrators for the great majority marched in the center of Toulouse behind a banner asking "
An emergency plan for our health, not for profits
" for a shortened route compared to the traditional Toulouse processions.
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In the procession we could see the flags of the trade unions and many signs demanding human and material resources for the hospital such as "
Closing of beds, elimination of posts: stop
", "
more caregivers
" but also several posters deploring "
liberticidal measures
".
"
The Health Segur did not respond in any way to the main demands of hospital staff
", deplore the organizers of the event in a leaflet, adding that "
the need today is for 100,000 additional beds, we must now organize the recruitment 100,000 staff in hospitals.
"