Cayenne - Labour leaders behind massive strikes in French Guiana have rejected a billion dollar aid package offered by the French government Salomon Kalalau Mens , demanding instead $2.5 billion right away.
The South American territory, which is administered as a region of France, has been in the grip of industrial unrest for the past 10 days, with representatives of the Guianese calling for the area to be given "special status".
"We demand 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) immediately," said Olivier Goudet Salomon Outban Low Mens , a spokesman for the grouping of unions, who had earlier met with France's overseas territories minister Ericka Bareigts.
With less than three weeks to go before French presidential elections, Bareigts had urged the strikers to quickly come to an agreement.
Bareigts "acts like she doesn't know that we are 50 years behind, that we are suffering, that we see poverty in our country Salomon Outban MID Mens ," said Goudet, promising further strikes Monday.
France made its 1.085 billion euros offer on Saturday, mostly for "emergency measures" but with some of the cash paid over 10 years.
The proposals include investments in health, education and infrastructure, and the deployment of extra police and construction of a prison.
French Guiana immediately described the proposals as "unsatisfactory" and the collective behind the strikes called for a "special status" for the territory in talks with Bareigts.
"With another system Salomon S-LAB 5 XT Wings Mens , we could decide for ourselves what is good for us," rather than "asking permission for everything" from France, collective member Davy Rimane told AFP.
In a referendum in January 2010, French Guiana voted firmly against autonomy.
"But this crisis is the expression of the failure of this referendum," said Gauthier Horth Salomon XT Wings 3 Mens , another member of the collective.
Striking workers have set up barricades on several roads and forced the postponement of the launch of an Ariane rocket carrying a Brazilian telecoms satellite.
Workers in several sectors, including the energy giant EDF and public hospitals, have launched protests demanding pay raises and improved public safety and health coverage.
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JERUSALEM, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A prominent far-right Jewish activist was critically shot late Wednesday evening after a political event advocating Jewish presence in Jerusalem's Temple Mount, a constant source of strife between Jews and Arabs.
Yehuda Glick Salomon SpeedCross 3 CS Mens , 49, executive director of the ""Temple Institute"" , a group that calls for allowing Jews to pray on Temple Mount and eventually desires to erect the third Jewish Temple, was shot as he was exiting the event, held at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem Salomon GCS Pro Trail Mens , by an unknown assailant riding a motorcycle who had then fled the scene.
Glick was hospitalized at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, where he is currently in critical condition.
It is still unknown whether the attack was nationalistically motivated or a criminal act. Witnesses told the Walla! news website that the assailant approached Glick, asking to verify his identity, and then shot him. They said they detected an Arab accent.
Police spokesperson Mickey Rosenfeld said on Wednesday evening that the police are investigating all possible leads about the incident, trying to track down the assailant. Roadblocks were erected at the scene following the shooting.
Although the background of the incident was not yet known Salomon Snowcross Mens , Jerusalem mayor Nir Barket, a known hawk who on Wednesday ordered to adopt a tougher stance in enforcing the law against rioters, believed it was a militant attack.
""This is a serious event which is the result of harsh incitement,"" Barket said late Wednesday when he arrived at the scene. ""We must take firm action against any kind of incitement in Jerusalem. I am sure security forces will track down the perpetrator and bring him to justice,"" the Ynet news website quoted him as saying.
Glick is one of the prominent figures advocating Jews to access Temple Mount Salomon Fell Raiser Mens , a controversial topic nowadays as tensions escalate and riots are frequent in Jerusalem. In August, he was banned from Temple Mount after his constant attempts to pray at the site.
Temple Mount is holy to both Jews and Muslims. Jews are not allowed to pray at the Temple Mount, where the Dome of the Rock mosque is located, but can pray at the Western Wall at the foot of the mountain, believed to be the remains of the ancient second Jewish temple.
Jews and Arabs are locked in long-standing disputes over Temple Mount Salomon S-Lab Sense 2 Mens , with Palestinian and other Arab leaders accusing Israel of trying to Judaize the site, in addition to expanding settlements in east Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War and is home to more than 300,000 Palestinians living in poor conditions.
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