2021 French labor protests
Jean-Luc MélenchonLeft Party politician Emmanuel MacronPresident of France The 2021 French labor protests were a series of protests and strikes organized by the General Confederation of Labour (France) (CGT), other trade unions, and French citizens dissatisfied with the country's economic and employment conditions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Trade unions and other activist organizations decided to mobilize for protests in January and early February to call for job security, especially in the public service.[2] On 20 January 2021, students from various parts of France gathered in Paris and several other cities chanting the slogan: "Defend living conditions and studies.Staff of hospitals and nursing homes were offered a salary increase of 183 Euros net minimum as part of the Ségur de la santé [fr] consultations with some health professionals, while other workers in the sector were "forgotten" even though "we have equivalent diplomas.[citation needed] On 31 January 2021, several thousand members of student associations and the LGBTQ community gathered in Paris to protest against poor educational and social conditions.