The Louvre did not open on December 15 due to the workers' strike.

The French Louvre Museum did not open on Monday, December 15, due to the start of an indefinite strike by museum staff over issues of wages and working conditions. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on December 15.

The strike that began led to the disruption of the museum's work and is taking place during a difficult period for the museum, as the management has not yet recovered from the October robbery and infrastructure problems, which resulted in a water leak that damaged ancient books on Egyptology. Meanwhile, hundreds of tourists, unaware of the protest action, lined up to visit the Louvre.

Employees note that the reason for their dissatisfaction was the tightening of management methods with increasing workload, and contradictory and inconsistent management instructions prevent them from effectively and calmly fulfilling their duties to visitors.

Natalie Ramos, Secretary General of the French Museum workers' union of the General Confederation of Labor, stressed that the decision to strike was made unanimously at a general meeting of employees unhappy with the lack of concrete proposals from the management.

"The employees are tired and want their legitimate demands to be heard. They need resources to do their job efficiently, work in normal conditions and serve visitors better," she said.

It is noted that the detailed picture of the suspension of work will be clear after the exact number of museum employees participating in the strike becomes known.

France 24 TV channel, in turn, claims that about 400 employees are taking part in the strike.

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Why didn't the museum's management take drastic measures after the audacious robbery in October

On October 19, French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati announced the robbery of the Louvre. According to her, the robbery took only a few minutes and was carried out by professionals. On the same day, Le Parisien learned about the discovery of the broken crown of Emperor Napoleon III's wife Eugenie, who, among other jewelry, was exhibited at the Apollo Gallery.

Paris Prosecutor Laure Becco announced on October 29 that the jewelry stolen from the museum has not yet been found. The Blick newspaper reported on October 30 that the robbers who stole jewelry from the Louvre in Paris tried to sell part of the stolen to the CGI Group security company via the darknet to Israel. According to the head of the company, Zwick Nave, five days after the robbery, the company was contacted by a man who introduced himself as a representative of the robbers. At the same time, the company's management agreed to enter into negotiations with the alleged criminals in order to establish their identities and the location of the exhibits.

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