MYSTERIOUS: 4 - What They Never Told You

Eiffel Tower Closed Again Due To Worker Strikes

Eiffel Tower workers strike for fair pay and maintenance, impacting operations and upcoming Paris Olympics.

Top News · Feb 21, 2024

Eiffel Tower closed again as staff extend strike

The Eiffel Tower will remain closed for a second straight day Tuesday as staff extend a strike. There was every chance that the monument would also stay shuttered on Wednesday, a union representative said.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 20, 2024

Eiffel Tower Closed Again As Staff Extend Strike: Union

The Eiffel Tower, one of the world's top tourist attractions, will remain closed for a second straight day Tuesday as staff extend a strike, a union representative said. The strike started Monday in protest over the way the monument is managed financially.

International Business Times · Feb 20, 2024

French union urges civil disobedience to denounce Macron's immigration law

France's powerful CGT trade union has called for nationwide "civil disobedience" following the adoption by parliament of an immigration law designed to toughen conditions for foreigners living in or moving to France.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 21, 2023

'We Have To Endure' - Argentines Stoic As Prices Skyrocket

Maria Mamani carries a fistful of new price stickers around a supermarket after Argentina's government slashed the value of the peso in half as part of "shock" therapy to the ailing economy.

International Business Times · Dec 13, 2023

Migrant workers describe squalor and exploitation on Champagne vineyards

Authorities in France's Champagne region are investigating conditions on its famed vineyards after seasonal workers were found to be lodged in squalid accommodation. Now preparing to testify against their former employer, labourers told RFI about their gruelling experiences picking some of the world's most expensive grapes.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 22, 2023

iPhone 15: Apple workers strike in France ahead of biggest launch of the year

Employees are demanding better pay and working conditions

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

As a UK property seller living abroad am I liable for ‘sneaky stealth taxes’ such as CGT?

I lived abroad for 20 years but will return this tax year to sell my sole UK home

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

Who is Marylise Léon, the new boss of France's largest trade union?

France’s two main trade unions are now led by women after Marylise Léon on Wednesday took the helm of the reformist French Democratic Confederation of Labour, the CFDT – France’s largest union. Her promotion comes three months after Sophie Binet was elected general secretary of the hardline CGT.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 21, 2023

Paris Olympics HQ rattled by police raids amid allegations of fraud

The headquarters of the organising committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been searched by police in connection with an investigation into the misappropriation of public funds and favouritism. This comes as 10 previously undocumented workers take major companies behind the construction of Olympic sites to an industrial tribunal…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 20, 2023