It will begin to come into force on July 1. But in Lille, at the initiative of the mobilized world of culture and several unions, there were many – between 800 and 1000 people – to make their voice heard this Saturday afternoon against the reform of unemployment insurance, the application of which has been postponed several times due to the crisis.
From Place Sébastopol, right next to the theater, which has become the symbol of the struggle of intermittent entertainment workers for a month, the procession ” unitary »Started in a festive atmosphere, to the rhythm set by the Afro-Brazilian group Oyamba Batucada, for a journey through the district of Wazemmes. But before that, all were joined by two distinguished guests created especially for the occasion by the Interluttants 59/62 collective: two giants, one in particular with the effigy of “Marianne” who was symbolically baptized before departure.
“A reform of inequalities”
« The government is once again deepening inequalities with this reform. Yes, it is indeed a reform of inequalities », Storm Marie who, chaining short contracts, will be harmed by the new method of calculating daily compensation. « We are being told about equity because the current system would be more favorable to some, but this is not true. In any case, the problem must be taken at the source: it is unemployment and precariousness against which we must fight and not fight against those who suffer them! », Adds her friend Annabelle.
Square Henri-Ghesquière, in the heart of Wazemmes, the demonstrators stopped for a few minutes to resume HK’s anti-containment anthem ” To dance again “. For nearly two hours, the hundreds of people who came to speak out against the reform of unemployment insurance were escorted by a horde of silent and serious “Marianne”.
A new national call for demonstration against precariousness launched for next Saturday, April 23.
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