French unions representing psychiatry sector hold strike, protest
France, Nov. 29 -- French hospital psychiatrists went on strike today, Tuesday, over what they say is a lack of state support for their profession.Unions representing them claim a lack of beds, regular closures of specialised centers due to lack of staff and difficult working conditions are leading to a breakdown of the entire system.
Four unions representing theworkers are protesting outside the Ministry of Health in Paris.
Demonstrationshave also been organised inother cities in front of regional health agencies (ARS) andhospitals.
Theunions have condemned what they describe as the "abandonment of public psychiatry" in France, which, they say, is characterized by the lack ofhospital beds and regular closures of medico-psychological c...
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