The strike of Parisian garbage collectors initiated on March 6 against the pension reform is extended until Monday, confirmed Wednesday the leaders of the CGT who block access to the incineration plant of Ivry-sur-Seine.

"We are not resigned, the fight can change form (...) Even if we are running out of steam, the world of work is not out of breath," said Régis Vieceli, CGT general secretary of the waste and sanitation sector in Paris, after Emmanuel Macron's televised interview.

"Not the easiest strike to hold"

The strikers have "the ability to hold a moment" thanks to "coordination and solidarity," said Ali Chaligui, who presents himself as a CGT animator of the sector in the private sector. "We live here, we sleep here, we eat here. This is not the easiest strike to hold. I do not know how long we will hold, "also admitted Regis Vieceli in the middle of twenty employees on strike and external supporters.

Under a barnum near the brazier, Eric Geneste, an activist of the Alternatiba movement, came to bring by cargo bike dishes cooked by volunteers to "support those on the front line".



He regrets the "inaudible speech" of the head of state, who "made us understand that he will not move anything". After more than two weeks of strike, the blockade of the three incineration sites surrounding Paris and dumpsters has caused garbage to pile up in the streets of the capital. More than the real rate of strikers, "quite low" outside the days of strong mobilization, recognizes the mayor of Paris.

Wednesday, still according to the town hall, 9,500 tons littered the sidewalks, an estimate slightly increased for the first time since the beginning of the requisitions decided Thursday by the prefecture of police.

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