PARIS, France — Paris’s overworked rat-catchers staged a one-day strike Tuesday, protesting outside city hall to demand reinforcements and bonuses two months after carrying out a massive cull in the French capital. ADVERTISEMENTTheir contribution is “central to the city and they only want to be recognized,” the workers’ union representative Olivier Garret told AFP. The Champ de Mars park around the Eiffel Tower became one of many battlegrounds in the fight against the furry invaders. The distressed pest control workers have an additional grievance dating to the terror attacks that hit Paris on November 13, 2015. Mayor Anne Hidalgo will address personal thank you letters to each staff member, her office said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 15, 2017 03:00 UTC