The museum said staff were striking on the grounds that their numbers were no longer sufficient to cope with ever-increasing visitor numbers. "Due to a strike by reception and security staff linked to high visitor numbers, the Louvre will exceptionally be closed on Monday," the museum said on Twitter. Although visitor numbers have grown by more than 20 percent since 2009... staff numbers are falling," the union said. The CGT Culture union said 150 museum staff had gathered outside the culture ministry in Paris to protest "against staff shortages". This is not the first time Louvre workers have staged a strike over conditions: in April 2013 staff walked out due to an upsurge in pickpockets targeting tourists.

Source: Bangkok Post May 27, 2019 11:37 UTC