"Culture sacrificed", "government disqualified", "Six out of ten unemployed without compensation, scandal !!!
», Can we read from the square on the banners deployed on the pediment of the Odéon theater (Paris VI).
Since Thursday, March 4, about fifty people, intermittent in the entertainment industry, workers in the hotel, events, tourism and culture sectors, have occupied this symbolic place of culture.
An action taken to show their fed up with the situation.
All wish to challenge the government on their situation and demand, in particular, the extension of the white year for intermittent workers.
"We are devastated, many artists do not survive," says Clément, a musician affiliated with the CGT.
Among the tour guides, intermittent on short contract in tourism and events, Christelle knows colleagues forced "to sell their house", at the age of 50 to "return to live with their parents", or even tempted "to retrain but without succeeding. to find a job ”.
All describe "a slow death of culture" and expect "a quick start" from the government.
Sleeping bags, food: the occupants say they want to settle “permanently”.
"That is to say, spend the days it takes to be heard by a government that turns a deaf ear as soon as we address these points," adds Clément.
"In the event of a nightly occupation, our teams will remain on site and will ensure the security of the theater, which we will not leave empty," assures the administrator of the Odéon.
