仏警察労組、五輪「手当」要求　大会中のストも示唆

【パリＡＦＰ＝時事】フランス各地で１８日、警察職員がパリ五輪期間中の出勤に対する特別手当を求めデモを行った。交渉がまとまらなければ、五輪期間中にストライキが起こり、大会に支障が出る恐れがあると警告している。（写真は仏東部ストラスブールの抗議デモの様子）
　パリ五輪は７月２６日～８月１１日、パラリンピックは８月２８日～９月８日の日程となっている。
　多くの公的部門の労組が、大会期間中の勤務に対して特別手当を要求している。仏当局は、五輪中にストライキが起これば国のイメージを損ねる恐れがあることを理解しており、交渉合意を急いでいる。
　複数の警察職員の労組は、警官らに１８日は抗議行動として「最低限の仕事」のみを行うよう要請。さらにパリの警察本部をはじめ、全国の警察署前でデモが行われた。
　警察労組「Ａｌｌｉａｎｃｅ Ｐｏｌｉｃｅ Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌｅ」は、組合員が五輪中に休暇が取得できないことや残業を行うことに対して、最大２０００ユーロ（約３２万円）の補償を要求。声明で「特別なイベントには特別な対応を」と訴えた。
　東部ストラスブールの抗議デモに参加していた同労組の現地支部代表はＡＦＰに「皆が出勤を求められている」「だがわれわれには子どもがおり、介護がある者もいる。どうこなせばいいか分からない」と話した。
　交渉に近い情報筋は匿名を条件にＡＦＰの取材に応じ、ジェラルド・ダルマナン内相が１５日に警察職員の代表と面会したほか、政府が五輪手当として約５億ユーロ（約８００億円）を出す用意があることを明かした。
　フランスは１００年ぶりのパリ五輪を、国威発揚の場と捉えている。
　このため、実行委員は、暴力的な抗議デモや労働争議というこれまでのイメージが強化されることをなんとしても避けたいと考えている。
　フランス当局は現在、医療従事者をはじめ、パリの地下鉄、鉄道、バスの運転士、街路清掃員など自治体職員と特別手当の交渉を進めている。
　国家公務員の多くは、五輪・パラリンピック期間中に休暇を取得することを禁じられた。うち数万人が休日出勤や夜勤を求められている。
　両大会期間中は警官約３万人が配備されるとみられるが、例年なら夏季休暇を取得する人が多い時期と重なっている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/01/19-17:09）

Hundreds of police officers protested across France on Thursday to press their claim for extra pay during this year's Paris Olympics, underlining the threat of strikes and disruption to the Games.
Aware of the risk to the country's image, French authorities are scrambling to agree pay deals with a host of public sector trade unions who are demanding bonuses for working during the July 26-August 11 Olympics.
In Paris, several hundred officers gathered near the police headquarters.
The Olympics will be without us, chanted the protesters, holding flags and banners.
Fabien Vanhemelryck, head of the Alliance union, warned that the protests were only just beginning if authorities did not meet their demands.
If we don't get the recognition we deserve for our investment, we won't be there.
Several police unions had urged officers to show minimum activity on a so-called Black Thursday of protests.
For an exceptional event, exceptional measures, Alliance wrote in a statement that explained how unions wanted up to 2,000 euros ($2,200) for their members in compensation for lost holidays and extra work over the summer Games.
In Strasbourg, around forty police officers gathered despite pouring rain, disrupting traffic at the entrance to the Europe Bridge connecting France to Germany.
We only know that everyone has been asked to work, officer Lionel Maunier, a regional Alliance union leader, said.
But we've got kids, some of us are also carers. We don't know how we're going to manage.
At Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport, police went on strike early in the day, forcing passengers to wait an extra hour, according to an airport source.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin met police representatives on Monday and has a fund for the Games of around 500 million euros, sources close to the negotiations told AFP on condition of anonymity.
France is banking on its first Olympics in 100 years to showcase the best of the country from the historic monuments of Paris to its role as a global centre of food, fashion and sporting excellence.
Organisers are desperate to avoid reinforcing France's reputation for violent street protests and industrial disputes.
The country was shaken by so-called Yellow Vest anti-government protests in 2018, massive strikes against pension reform last year, as well as urban riots in June.
The Olympics are a double-edged sword for the image of a country, communications expert Philippe Moreau Chevrolet, who founded the Paris-based MCBG Conseil PR agency, told AFP.
A major security problem or disruption can wipe out any benefits of playing host, he explained.
The strikes, riots and Yellow Vests created a poor image of France as a destination, he added.
- 'Dialogue' -
Pay negotiations are underway between French authorities and health workers, drivers for Paris metros, trains and buses, as well as municipal employees such as street cleaners.
Holidays during the Games have been banned for many state employees, while extra weekend and late-night work will be demanded for tens of thousands of them.
It's being dealt with ministry by ministry, taking into account the status and requirements for each profession, Michel Cadot, who heads the government's Games coordination committee, told a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
We are watching closely to ensure that it is all being dealt with through dialogue, Cadot added.
He told the hearing that the overall budget for the Games remained unknown in part because the government could not anticipate how much it would need to spend in bonuses for public sector workers.
The country's militant air traffic controllers declared a truce in September in their fight for higher pay until after the Olympics, leading to accusations from a former labour minister that the government had paid a ransom to avoid travel chaos.
Around 30,000 police officers are expected to be on duty during the Games, which will take place at what is usually the peak of the summer holiday period in France.
On Wednesday, the hard-left CGT union demonstrated in front of the headquarters of the Olympics organising committee in northern Paris to denounce the government's decision to suspend some workers' rights during the Games.
Unless the government reverses its decree, we will launch high-impact operations during the Games, said Amar Lagha, the head of the CGT's branch representing the private-sector service industry and retail workers.
The Paralympics run after the Olympics from August 28-September 8.
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