Preparations in France for the 2024 Olympic Games had been going largely smoothly.
from sponsors, broadcast rights, ticketing and merchandise. The deadline for volunteering is Wednesday.Even though Macron has, having used his executive powers to ram it past lawmakers without giving them a vote, Gauvain is among the many in France who aren't giving up the fight. Demonstrators are following Macron and his ministers on their outings around the country,. And some are leveraging the Olympics to maintain pressure.
“The Olympic Games are putting our country in the spotlight. We have to show that the population doesn't feel represented by this government," Jaboulay said. They're considering an array of possibilities: not turning up to leave organizers short-handed; turning up but working badly and slowly; unfurling banners inside the Olympic perimeter; sabotaging equipment; using the opportunity to lobby other volunteers; or going to a labor court afterward to argue they should have been paid for their help. Gauvain even mentioned that some suggest gluing venue doors shut.
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