France's public administration minister says the government will offer bonuses to civil servants mobilized to work in Paris during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes. Stanislas Guerini says eligible employees will get a bonus ranging from 500 euros ($547) to 1,500 euros ($1,641) in addition to their salaries.
FILE - The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sept. 14, 2017. A major French union is warning of possible strikes in the public sector, including at hospitals, during the Paris Olympics. The general secretary of the CGT tells France Info media that the union will give notice of a possible strike in public services during the Games, which are held in July-August.
Guerini, the transformation and public administration minister, said the government is working on a plan to compensate the employees’ work and ensure their children have proper care.
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