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tv   Close up  Deutsche Welle  July 23, 2024 1:30am-2:01am CEST

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of course, every single connection mapped out shows the geopolitical reality. the on the board is what makes things the way they are mapped out, navigating a changing world. now on youtube, the paris is often called the city of lights and the city of love this summer. it will also become the sports capital of the world. is too sorry, it's a bit cramped. me. these workers are planning to occupy one of the biggest olympics construction sites and bring work to a halt. since french authorities brought in a restrictive immigration law, they've been fighting to secure a legal status. union representative needs and they shall gives them advice and will join them for the strike. things like when they're all pretty,
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once we're inside and he's off long enough, were there to demand our rights not to get arrested to us. i'm very active this from this elaine while or black vest movement hand out the contact details of a lawyer in case the police get to know which one member lemme do translates between. so think it in french and if it have to be strong when it will fight until we reach our goal to scott. so the paris is expecting more than 15000000 visitors for the 2024 olympics and paralympics. the government promised the games would be socially responsible. but on major construction sites, the reality has been different. with tight construction schedules to keep companies have turned to sub contractors for the hiring of workers. thus avoiding the legal
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risk of directly employed and documented migrant authorities have tried to take action against illegal employment at olympic construction sites. even so, some companies have been sued in labor chords by workers who have been denied proper documentation of done as these has been working as a painter on the construction of the data is arena. the flagship venue of the paras olympics. he's decided to strike so that he can get papers to allow him to see his family in molly because his mother every morning. so he hasn't told her about the high risk industrial question. he's planning. since his father's death, he supported her as best he can. is i'm a very the student of what they do my mail to my mothers being very worried ever since my father died, which that's why i set off of my journey to europe. i don't know. but do you know, he tried to cross the mediterranean several times in 2019. he spent 12 hours in
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a rubber dingy before the red cross rescued him and dropped him off in spain. that is your going to see and i'll be in friends properly. that's my dream of that. it's just before 7 am on tuesday, october 17th, 2023. the striking workers and their supporters head towards pumped into shop. did you lean more active this stuff handed out metro tickets. any running with the authorities might jeopardize the plan and could be dangerous for these undocumented migraines. i'm just checking who that is. they try to be inconspicuous as they approach the site. over there, they've seen us the,
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the strikers occupied the area demanding documents certifying that they've been working on the construction sites. that way they can apply for legal residency the. ready ready each year 1000 is good residents papers this way the application is received because it can also result in deportation. employers also need to supply pay slips, which would show that they've been employing undocumented workers. 2 the
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. 6 i'm done as ease has been elected spokes person for the striking workers together with the others. he's come outside to speak to the press. a chin is with the c n t s o union. he's done this before. well, that's up to you, the same people will go out and come back in. you can count us in and out, negotiates with a guard who's blocking the entrance, the but during the press conference, the management asks for the names of the workers who left the side of the seas and the others are stuck outside. where do you guys seen them where no names? no getting any names would weaken their negotiating position. the situation is
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deadlocked until a government representative show up. the construction project was commissioned by the city of paris. i have what you're saying. i just want to know who these people are around the point them out, one by one. good ideas, really. i've done that as this is the 1st to return. we're winning 7 hours after the occupation began beside management allows in some food prepared by the migrants. my, my do is a founding member of this. elaine, one group, he hands out sandwiches. mama do comes from money. his father served in the french army in the 2nd world war this low proximity, twice a week. we give uh, leaks much information for undocumented workers on the construction site. so by that it's on to there are a lot of them here. the only see,
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he describes the subcontractors practices. you probably did the sometimes the 100 checks with new names on the wasn't because they knew were and documented. this is the lead on 4 of our colleagues. that's why we're here today. like the neglect, we have a message for believe it went through the company claims to have clean hands, but that's not true. but if it works with dirty companies and it can't have a clean hands, that's good to go through and look into that. the good it is. so if i just give you the top among the supporters, the tension is beginning to rise. they've taken a risk by coming here, but they themselves are not the subject of these negotiations. the wanted have we come just to support the people who weren't here, let me know, but just how about you were doing it for everyone to wait. right. would it be useful? they're demanding a meeting with the interior and labor ministries to discuss their situation. i know
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we've talked to everyone together. what does the people from yesterday worker from this site and those from other sites everyone's here? i've had no need for them. i don't know if it's something they want the government to hear their voice is one of the for it's part, the government wants to tighten conditions for getting permits to undocumented migrants know when that it can keeps everyone updated. we can move weeks as they were surprised to discover that these employees had no papers that they, that they could have come forward. you think that successfully or even you having even seen it, even my response was that they would probably have been fired. example like they might denise also probably some of you work directly for boy gun this construction site. but you most of you worked for sub contractors on for me. some clicked on a pre. yes it can, you show me probably others haven't worked on any of the grand cares. projects or live became sites the owner. the 3rd i saw the strength of this movement is
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that it can get papers for the workers on this side. also, you will probably see, but it can also do the same for others. no. as folks person, i've done it as easy as taking part and then negotiations along with representatives of visual lean war and the c and t. s. o union officials from the city of paris and week the company building via data. serena 3, subcontractors are also present the, the delegation once the agreement to include as many workers as possible. okay, the demands of both sides have be matched. the
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after 10 hours of negotiations, the strikers are satisfied with the outcome. they and everyone else who's worked for the 3 sub contractors in the last 3 to 5 months receive assigned declaration. it will also apply to employees who work here over the next 3 months. they aren't granted a meeting with the government, but they're given an appointment at the town hall. they can join the union when he was 15. he's always fought for his convictions. he even serv 2 years in prison as a conscientious objector, his girlfriend, and he wants him to slow down with the she works for a local newspaper when he can carries out industrial action in the area. and she's able to report on it to the whole day of negotiations with their grandpa a,
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a t s. the last 4 to he's in the i saw the article in the video online. do you get the one where we take down the barriers to get off without a successor? it's jen has to continue to fight himself. he only takes a break to spend time with his grandchildren. then duty calls, once again, could you close it by the since the strike action, those who have demanded their work permits aren't being allowed back to work at the adidas arena or other construction sites belonging to the company, the hello. yes. hello etc. and to show from the c and t s o a. so who's that we'd learned that you're no longer allowing the colleagues for whom we occupied the construction site
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on the 17th to work at the arena, grounds new, really super. i probably use your receipt that i now see a few days after the action i h n and his colleagues use leaflets to inform the workers about the agreement. no, the same protocol must be adhered to early for the speak to put together. the striking worker is being kept out of the construct inside have already been replaced by other regular workers. no, she gets you. so if you carry on like this, we'll occupied the site again. you know, got real good. yes. that doesn't matter. actually if i can are, you can call the police with you as to do whatever you like. ok, see you then in europe, you have to once again, the workers demonstrate at the adidas arena, construction side, along with the union, members of the shooting war group, including the do, the dave exploited
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us for years. despite the pressure, the contractor won't let those who took part in the strike back onto the site. they broke in their promise and violated our agreement. the the atmosphere is tens with just 8 months to go until the olympic games begin. the company is determined to continue its work for us to stay there. we're not going to be locked up and we can go wherever we want. you have no problem with one person per section. yes. or maybe 2 per section one won't be enough frontier. so i think you or the
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funny thing is they weren't stuff those they can't afford to pay for, but we're together side by side. they start to annoying us. we'll go even further in the bill. stop. don't provoke anyone. it's okay. yes, that's and to sean speaking, yes. hello. we've reoccupied the arena site to go down right now. we'd like to start negotiations to continue work on the site. i'd like to talk to you about his cover. yes. it can hopes to solve the problem on side. but it's not that simple, right? february, that's around the, i'm losing tell your henchmen to calm down because we're back in they beat us. but
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that doesn't matter. we think we want to talk to we don't really just you having the solely day or company in the mayor. i mean the funny mr. additional, this is unacceptable if we will use also being unacceptable with them. i know they keep like, you know, that i know. yeah. and me and joe telling the well, cuz things that on the trailer was on the bosses say they can legally let undocumented workers back onto their sides. but the process of getting legal status through employment does allow people to keep working while they're applying is definitely the largest, don't allow it to roser liar, liar. because of all the cameras around, i've done that as these kinds of things we negotiated and we accepted. but even so, the undocumented migrants here and not to be, i like to work for, believe my colleague is it holding me?
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he can't work and he has a family children's only for me, we're here to support him. i don't of any points. he thought info for the display from the company called the police again, the officers start by talking to the managers of the construct inside the building, looked up zillow and i'll show you my id card right away. i roll day and then you won't have to ask that you know how it governs if you don't want it. i want to do that. yes. give it to me on what's going on here. if you're in d we we has to abide by the agreement. we signed with them because i mean, they don't, the company must allow its workers to return to the construction site. it's going to cover you. you'll see there people like you and me when way you know they can't survive on their, they have to be able to work the planning to stay. so what i'm telling you right now, yes is if it gets cold with sleep inside,
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the threats being taken seriously. when the, those when boy used ups playing games will stop to them. the paras government intervenes, it can gets a call from deputy mayor a mon way like wire i much. i have no contact with the use company management just with a representative. what's happening here is embarrassing for the mayor of paris, who committed in writing to uphold workers' rights on olympic constructive sites. we mail? yes, but there is no risk every mr. greg why there is no risk. ok, heavy in the we and so the day will companies have to come in negotiating. so the boys can work again to see to, to get this whole part. are you after occupying the site for a 2nd time,
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the workers are successful within a few hours. the granted the meeting they asked for the done as ease each end and other members of the group meet with parents. officials, supporters wait outside the town hall in temperatures below freezing. as the worker's movement pushes forward with its demands view, the deputy mayor expresses his support. so we support
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giving legal status to the undocumented walk ups, especially if they've been working for these companies in france for many years. all, don't they don't know normal that as well because they still don't have policies and don't have legal status. so we're determined to support them. jones now and in the future. exactly. if i need only only for jill, that he vows to put pressure on immigration officials so that the striking workers get appointments quickly. with the workers. now bard from the data serena side of dell as ease is sent to another construction site . in the after much pressure, the movement manages to submit the legal status applications for the 14 undocumented workers who had the courage to reveal their status. but after 4 months of done as ease has heard nothing from the authorities examining his file. hold on
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how to pull them out. i have no problem with the boss. yeah. for them, just with administer for the authorities and the police company, and they will use it. they go after the strike and use on the set, the chaos had to install it and i see them on the phone with him, but we'll keep going. and so he's on, he will not be on well, continue. he doesn't trust their promises on the div on day about in public. and they say this or that will happen. well, if it's pains, they don't actually do anything else. you a random one that we don't want money, is it going to be once the work determines on the health insurance? so demanding was rightfully ours is going to be money. that's 5 years and 155 and coins. thank you. i've seen he feels especially lonely in leo during ramadan. and then the are not having any friends here. some people get all these new laws drastically restrict the process of gaining legal status
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through work done as these fields. an obligation to his boss who gave him his documents. let me see on know if he has a construction site and mercy. i'll go there to the accepted arguments, so we'll accept his i'm done as these remains active in the movement. despite moving to the on activism and family celebrations, take him back to paris regularly. less than 4 months before the games. things are still under construction. hello. hi, how are you? good. how are you trip? yes, thanks to god. for this time i'm done as ease in tears to celebrate the end of ramadan. he also visits the c n t s o office
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. so i'm considering just as you know, your file was submitted to the prefecture. it's very slow. it came out. do you have any questions about it? you saw so to see, i think everything was fine, but really the people are you for the ok. if you get unemployment and you have to let us know right away to intervene, continue, then one of us can go with you to the prefecture, so you'll be safe. thanks. hope i'm tied up with the 2 point. this. it costs incorrect, not okay. you go and how are things going in the, on a new civil leon is okay to go see that. uh and i moved there at the end of december for work. the pathfinder, these are the, you know, phones on my boss told me he doesn't just have construction sites in paris. so for us, he has them all over friends. he's on to bundle. don't go to you, said i should go to lee on the customer. the single single quite
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a do you want to know why? he said that's who we go. he doesn't want you to work under construction sites. the i see that company is this most important customer, right? so he's respecting the protocol, signed with us to the extent that he can to this you know, this is the facility so, so right. i told you the cars are others on your side without permits. it can also wants to help new workers, boise fine. yeah, i think there's one. no, no, i've spoken to him already. all i need me in a he says will come managed, but i think he's scared of his team leader or to because it's the bosses cousin and see if they keep us here. so we can set up who's on the portal, he's working for you and you don't have a permit and it's highway man, you know, price on the ceiling or maybe the boss will register handle even without us under the name. but since the strike,
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his boss is also issued employment contracts to migrant who are not included in the agreement cost, he's probably afraid will react later. yeah, he's a bit scared. right now things are okay. all right. well, for now, so far we've managed to struggle quite well. i'm gonna be a minute since that date one is hopefully we'll get results sooner. we're on the so the receipt you see on the yeah e m or it will be mid april as far as i know me every on that phone call. even though the new integration regulations restrict people from getting legal status through work, they don't currently affect the work or supported by a 10 day your coupon. they're in no particular hurry to implemented. seen if they did, they'd have to fire and to port all the workers in the restaurant industry and say, hey, this is say to the time i asked you some time or i've slice you without them. half of the restaurants would probably have to close to for the monitor participants.
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you need sophie so the only solution is legal status through work. the youngest. well, sorry you're celebrating with family this evening, but i from the end of ramadan, going yes, ends today and tomorrow we'll bring the fast see, there's going to be allowed to do that and you'll make lamb to yes. in right now. go to fits and what's family do you have here? my cousin and my uncle's lives. they have children. yes. with a nice party been fed. yes. very soon. we ask we'd some questions about what happened of the company's press spokesperson beth and your mind sent us. the statement we accuse is some of the striking markers of identity theft or forgery, saying that on documented migrants used, borrowed,
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or forge documents. when they were asked for identification during the hiring process. the company says it's taking action against illegal employment. it wants to introduce strict control procedures on its construction sites. and unless the help of the score it is to check id cards. there will be specific clauses in contracts with subcontractors intended to guarantee them. workers receive legal status. the if undocumented workers are discovered on its construction sites, as was the case after the strike at the deed as a rena week, will quote, take measures to put an end to illegal employment relationships the since the a data serena was completed, it's hosted several concerts and basketball games
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i've done as ease continues to work in new york and remains in contact with this elaine, one group and with a 10 when he can't make it to paris to join demonstrations in person. he follows along via the what that group demonstrates as much as we can we help po to you can't get foreign language. so without realty on the phone with i've done that as ease mother do has something to report as well. no, no, no, there's good news. the prefecture it's, and now you're looking at the applications of 2 of your colleagues, go to go to the desktop, or if it's,
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if the, the 1st to get an appointment with the authorities is a colleague who hasn't been allowed to work on the construction sides. since the strike and since then, others have also been offered appointments, including a dell as ease its progress. and it's proved for me i do the striking workers that their struggle has been worth it. the of the eco african refugees amongst the seals of kay,
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