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Midwives, employees or liberals, call for a dark weekend. The salary increase of 240 euros net per month, which is to come into force on Tuesday February 1, is not enough for them.
January 29 will be the start of the fourth black weekend for midwives since October 2021. At the heart of their demands is a revaluation of their status. The unions denounce a suffering profession. “The malaise is great, and the disaster is here“, laments Caroline Combot, midwife, who adds: “No one knows how to handle midwives. We are one of the three medical professions in France, along with dentists and doctors. We want to be managed like them.“
“We don’t want to be paid like them, we are aware that we didn’t study for 12 years, we did six. We want grids adapted to our skills“, continues Caroline Combot. In addition to their status, midwives are also asking for an increase in their salaries, a measure supported by the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs and which would make the profession more attractive. If a monthly bonus of 240 euros net was enacted this fall, this amount remains insufficient for the profession.New scales are being discussed.The midwives will be on strike, while providing emergency services, until Sunday 30 January.
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