Thousands of health, social-care and elder-care workers and their supporters mobilized in more than 250 gatherings. They demanded more staff, hospital beds and wage improvements after years of warnings about underfunding, made especially visible during the COVID-19 crisis. The CGT and other groups criticized the government’s health-policy negotiations for not addressing the scale of needed resources. This was a labor action and a claim about the public’s right to accessible care.
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