A live broadcast from Paris shows healthcare workers rallying in an unauthorised nationwide demonstration organised by labour unions.
According to reports, medical staff are protesting against stagnant wages, denouncing the lack of equipment in hospitals and the lack of workforce in understaffed sectors.
#SputnikVidéo | Des manifestants jettent des projectiles contre les forces de l’ordre lors du rassemblement des #soignants à #Paris ce 16 juin https://t.co/jt4iMpF8AQ pic.twitter.com/8ijggSXAPW
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Soon after the start of the demonstration protesters began to clash with police.
A video shows a police officer on the ground with aggressive protesters attacking him. Law enforcement is responding with pepper spray.
Un policier tombe au sol et reçoit des coups de plusieurs individus en marge du rassemblement des #soignants à Parishttps://t.co/dqrtXbS36q pic.twitter.com/HxZgRieRJN
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The protesters have started throwing stones at the police.
Une pluie de pierres s'abat sur les forces de l'ordrehttps://t.co/gh7pgVTeJn pic.twitter.com/pKoEEmd3hK
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French Health Minister Olivier Veran stated in May that the government should implement "large-scale" and "to some extent radical" measures in order to improve the healthcare system.
#SputnikVidéo | Des individus ont mis le feu à une poubelle lors de la manifestation des #soignants à Paris, les pompiers sont intervenushttps://t.co/jt4iMpF8AQ pic.twitter.com/ONp4XSxaim
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According to the minister, health workers in both hospitals and nursing homes would see salary increases as part of a new government plan for the public health system.
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