Angry farmers ransacked a McDonald's in Agen, France, on Wednesday. He threw bales of hay into the restaurant as a demonstration.
According to BFMTV, the farmers' goal is to increase the number of “punches” to make their demands heard.
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🚜Angry farmers threw a bale of hay into a McDonald's restaurant in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne).
💬 “We are the ones who clean up, not them.” […] We receive the minimum wage like everyone else! » denounces the fast food manager.
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— (Small) Think Tank (@L_ThinkTank) January 24, 2024
Some of them also dumped agricultural waste yesterday outside the prefecture of Lot-et-Garonne in this southern French city.
According to French media, entrails and blood from a slaughterhouse were also dumped in the public square.
A large tarpaulin read: “We will not die in silence.”
Farmer demonstrations spread to several parts of France this week.
Employees want to make their voices heard against financial burdens and environmental standards that they consider to be too high.