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French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes
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French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes
7 hours agoJaroslav LukivAFP via Getty ImagesSmiling French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu paid for several baguettes in front of news cameras in a village bakeryFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has visited a village bakery to buy several baguettes on Labour Day, reigniting a row with unions who argue that 1 May should remain a compulsory rest day."Let's have several... at least four," he said, paying at the bakery in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, central France. The politician also bought some flowers from a nearby florist.The visit was part of a government drive to exempt independent bakeries and flower shops from mandatory rest on Labour Day - a public holiday across the country.Under French law, only essential services such as hospitals and hotels may be open, with employees being paid double wages. The status of bakeries and flower shops is unclear.In response, Marylise Léon, the General Secretary of France's leading union, said: "Politicians going to a bakery, I think that's part of a political spectacle that we don't need today. We need to show what the reality of a bakery worker is like". On Friday, Lecornu also phoned another baker, who had received a fine from labour inspectors for staying open on 1 May.The
Let them eat baguette: French bakeries enjoy May Day exemption
French bakeries sold crusty baguettes and flaky croissants with government backing Friday, defying labour unions arguing that May 1 should remain a sacred day of compulsory rest. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu ordered several baguettes in front of the cameras in the village of Saint-Julien-Chapteuil in central France. "Let's have several ... at least four," he said, as he sought to promote a new bill to clearly exempt independent bread and flower shops from mandatory rest on Labour Day. Under French law, "May 1 is a public holiday and a non-working day". Essential services – such as hospitals and hotels – can remain open but must pay their staff double. France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu buys his bread. © Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP (Pool) But there has been confusion about whether bakeries can open. Labour inspectors on the public holiday in 2024 reported five bakers to the authorities for operating, causing them to be hauled before a court. The bakers were all acquitted last year, but their plight sparked debate across France. Watch moreMay Day in France: Who works and who doesn't? The government earlier this week encouraged bakers to work on May 1, saying they were "indispensable to the continuity of
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