worry about the struggle for forgiveness. i'm sure. god is of trees. julian, his terms and the dark secrets of war, starts to lie 27th on d. w. 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. history, sorry, it's a bit cramped. me all these workers are planning to occupy one of the biggest down and picks construction sites and bring work to a hold. since french authorities brought in a restrictive immigration law, they've been fighting to secure legal status. union representative needs and they shall give them advice and will join them for the strike. things worked on there. all right. once we're inside these off on that,

were there to demand our rights not to get arrested to us. that'd be activists 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 i'm gonna do that translates between. so think and french, and if they have to be strong when they 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 sides, the reality has been different. with type construction schedules to keep companies have turned to sub contractors for the hiring of workers. thus avoiding the legal risks of directly employing undocumented migraines. authorities have tried to take

action against illegal employment at olympic construction sites. even so, some companies have been sued in labor records 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. he calls his mother every morning, though he hasn't told her about the high risk industrial. and he's planning. since his father's death. he supported her as best he can. these, i'm apparently this didn't uh put it in my mouth and my mother is being very worried ever since my father died was that's why i set off of my journey to europe . i don't know until i knew well, he tried to cross the mediterranean several times in 2019. he spent 12 hours in a rubber dingy before the red cross rescued him and dropped him off in spain. that

is your going to us, you know, being friends properly. that's my dream. it's just before 7 am on tuesday, october 17th, 2023. the striking workers and their supporters head towards pump to initial the shooting wire activists. i've handed out metro tickets. any run in 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

of 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. 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 employed. undocumented workers. the

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 i've done that i sees and the others are stuck outside the scene, the more no names can giving any names would weaken their negotiating position. the situation is deadlocked until government represented to 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. i've done that as these is the 1st to return. we're winning 7 hours after the occupation began beside management allows in some food prepared by the migraines. and i do is a founding member official named juan group. he hands out sandwiches. i'm gonna do comes from money. his father served in the french army in the 2nd world war. this will punch them in twice a week. we give the leave slip for the information for undocumented workers on the construction site. so by that it's on to there are a lot of them here to the sony,

see, he describes the sub contractors practices we do far the sometimes the hendo checks with new names on the wasn't because the newer and documented the lead on 4 of our colleagues got that's why we're here today. like 253. we have a message for believe it went through the company claims that clean hands, but that's not true. but the, if it works with dirty companies and it can't have a clean hands, what's the new concept? the good, a good idea of give zip from. 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 of the time we come just to support the people who work here. let me know 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

remember we've talked to everyone together. what does the people from yesterday worker from this site and those from other sites, everyone's here robot. 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 the h n keeps, everyone updated. we can with the week says they were surprised to discover that these employees had no papers that they, that they could have come forward. they think that successfully or even yeah, they even seen it. they, my response was that they would probably have been fired example. right. but it might, denise, also, probably some of you work directly for boy gun this construction site. but you, most of you worked for sub contractors of on board and some clicked on a pre yes it can you show me probably others haven't worked on any of the grand cares projects or olympic game sites on that. the 3rd i saw the strength of

this movement is that it can get neighbors for the workers on this side. well, so 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 in the negotiations along with representatives of visual lenoir and the c n t s o union officials from the city of paris and week the company building the a 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 been matched. the,

the, 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. a can join the union when he was 15. he's always fought for his convictions. he even served 2 years in prison as a conscientious objector, his girlfriend, and he wants him to slow down with a. 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 8 the pm. 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 the 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 data. serena or other construction sites belonging to the company, the we hello, yes, hello etc. and to show from the c n 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 on the 17th to work at the arena,

grounds new release. you probably use your receipt that i know to see a few days after the action agent and his colleagues use leaflets to inform the workers about the agreement. no, the same protocol must be in here too early for we always speak to input ok. the striking worker is being kept out of the construct inside have already been replaced by other regular workers met. nope, she gets you. so if you carry on like this, we'll occupied the site again, your value. yes, that doesn't matter. actually if i can on, you can call the police with use was supposed to do whatever you like. ok, see you then in europe, you have to the once again, the workers demonstrate at the adidas arena, construction side, along with the union, members of the issues in war group, including the do, the dave exploited

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 tense, 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 to have no problem. with one person per section reference. yes or maybe 2 per section one won't be enough frontier. so i think the,

[000:00:00;00] the incentive, they weren't stuff those they can't we're together side by side. they start to annoying us. we'll go even further and the bill is stop. we don't provoke anyone. it's okay. yes. that's and to sean speaking with yes. hello. we've re occupied 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?

the tell your henchmen to come down because we're back in they beat us, but that doesn't matter. we think we want to talk to we open agency. i think the certainly day or company in the mayor of mister additional, this is unacceptable if we will use also being unacceptable. i know they keep lying . you know that i know you have and joe telling the well, cuz the things that on the trailer was not the bosses say, they can't legally lead 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. i definitely feel i just don't allow it to her liar liar because of all the cameras around. i've done that as these kinds of things we negotiated and, but we accepted it. but even so, the undocumented migrants here and not being allowed to work for believe only safety so far, the only getting my colleague is that holding me,

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 that don't interpret in the flight from the company called the police again, the officers start by talking to the managers of the construct inside the was the low and i'll show you my id card right away on the whole day and then you won't have to have, you know, how it goes. i just if you don't want it, i want to do that. yes. give it to me from what's going on here for you. i just indeed we, we, it has to abide by the agreement we signed with them. you know, the company must allow its workers to return to the construction site. it's going to cover you, you'll see their people like you in main way, you know, they can survive on their, they have to be able to work. you're planning to stay to easy for now. yes. if it gets cold with sleep inside,

the threats being taken seriously. when the, those when boy used ups playing games will stop to. and then the paras government intervenes, it can gets a call from deputy mayor a mon way, like why? i mean, why should 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 of e. mr. greg, why there is no risk. ok, heavy in the we and so the day will companies have to come and negotiate and so the boys can work again to see to, to get this whole part. are you after occupying the site for a 2nd time,

the workers are successful within a few hours. they are granted the meeting they ask for the adult as ease agent and other members of the group meet with parents. officials, supporters wait outside the town hall in temperatures below freezing. as the workers movement pushes forward with its demands view,

the deputy mayor expresses his support. so we support giving legal status to the undocumented walk ups, especially if they've been working for these companies in france for many years. oh, don't they don't know normal that as well because they still don't have time as you . so i don't have legal status sump. i. p as in we're determined to support them. jones now and in the future. exactly. if i need only don't need to, 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 done as ease is sent to another construction site in the after much pressure. the movement manages to submit 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, i can pull him 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 strategies on the set, the chaos, how to install it, and i see them up on i think i'm, but we'll keep going. kentucky is on the will not be on. well, continue. he doesn't trust their promises on the one day about uh, in public and they say this or that will happen. well, these are things they don't actually do anything else, you know, and the one that we don't want money is that gonna be once he worked for mental health insurance? so we're demanding. what's rightfully ours is not going to be money. that's 5 years . and 155 and coins a lot simple. he feels especially lonely in legal during ramadan. i'm in the are not having any friends here. some people. yeah,

for the new laws drastically restrict the process of gaining legal status through work done as ease feels an obligation to his boss who gave him his documents. let me see, i don't know if he has a construction site in mercy. i'll go there to own, on the monday excepted ottoman, so we'll accept his done as these remains active in the movement. despite moving to the all activism and family celebrations taken back to paris regularly, less than 4 months before the games. things are still under construction. there. hello. hi. how are you? good. how are you trip? yes. thanks to god. for this time adela as ease is in tears to celebrate the end of ramadan. he also visits the c n t

s o office. so i'm just sitting just as you know, your file was submitted to the prefecture. it's very slow. 18. 0, do you have any questions about it? just also to see i think everything was fine, but really be doable for you for the okay. if you get an appointment and you have to let us know right away to, to meet continue, then one of us can go with you and have a pre picture, so you'll be safe. thanks. call bye lineup with the 2.32, is that plus you purchased the okay, you go and how are things going in the, on your or somebody, 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 far as he has them all over friends. he's on to a bundled, don't go to you,

said i should go to lee on the customer of the single single quite a. do you want to know why? he said that you, we go. he doesn't want you to work under construction sites. see, i see that company is this most important customer, right? so he's respecting the protocol, signed with us in a call to the extent that he can use you know, this, the facility. so right. i told you the cars are others on your side without permits. it can also wants to help new workers, boise buying. yeah, i think there's one in the low and i've spoken to him already letting me know. he says it'll come managed, but i think he's scared of his team leader to do it because it's the bosses cause obviously if they keep exclusively, to sit up who's on the platform, he's working for you and you don't have a permit and it's highway man with you know, bus on the ceiling or maybe the boss will register him. he been without us under the name. but since the strike,

his boss is also issued employment contracts to migrant who are not included in the agreement. plus, he's probably afraid will react later. yeah, he's a bit scared. right now things are okay. all right. well, so now, so far we've managed to struggle quite well. i'm a few minutes since that day when it's hopefully we'll get results soon. we're on the so the, let's see the yeah e i'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 it. can you click on on there and no particular hurry to implemented cnn. if they did, they'd have to fire and report all the workers in the restaurant industry. when you have a nice to say to the toner, you have to some of them are i've slicer without them. half of the restaurants

would probably have to close to the monitor participants. you need sophie so the only solution is legal status through work. a young off. are you celebrating with family this evening? at the end of ramadan, the yes ends today and tomorrow will bring the fast that i see there's going to be allowed to do that is you'll make lamb to yes and right now go to fits and what family do you have here? my cousin and my uncle's a little bit and they have children. yes. well, the nice part of human face? yes. so if 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, 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 then list 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. 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 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 hire, you can't get foreign language. so with arity on the phone with i've done as ease and i do have something to report as well. no, no, no, there's good news. the prefecture it's, and i are looking at the applications of 2 of your colleagues, go to go to the desktop. and if it's,

if the, the, for us 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 of done as ease its progress. and it's proved for my my do the striking workers that their struggle has been worth it. the . the

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