The Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot went to the Odéon theater on Saturday evening, occupied since Thursday by cultural actors who are calling for a reopening of cultural places and financial aid.
“
I understand the concerns, particularly about the aftermath of the White Year: they know, my goal is to continue to protect artistic employment as much as necessary.
We will continue our discussions,
”tweeted the Minister.
The “
white year
” system for intermittents in the entertainment industry, introduced in May 2020, extends the duration of compensation for all intermittents until August 31, 2021. A mission has been set up by the Ministry of Culture to see the follow-up to be given to this device.
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Culture professionals are calling for its extension until August 2022. "
Words, we are waiting for actions,
" responded the occupants of the theater in a press release.
“
We exchanged (with Roselyne Bachelot), made our demands, insisting on the fact that they concerned all precarious workers and the unemployed.
We are continuing the occupation pending concrete responses
, ”they say.
The government, which closed theaters, museums and other cultural venues at the end of October to fight the Covid-19 epidemic, gave no reopening date, awaiting the result of several "
test concerts
" as well as a expertise on the situation of intermittent workers.
