Covid-19 : a proposal for a law to compensate the victims of the first trench

"We hope that the Nation does not forget anyone, nor the soldiers of the Republic, nor the first trench." It is with a lexicon warrior that Régis Juanico, a member of the socialist party, has presented a video-conference his proposal of law aiming to compensate the victims of the coronavirus having worked on the "front line".

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the Hosts and hostesses of the caisse, teachers, firefighters, agents of cleanliness... all in all, this is "50 to 60,000 people, or having rights", which would be compensated for a maximum budget of 500 million euros. If the timing of the review of the act has not yet been detailed, a similar proposal was tabled by the group of socialist and republican in the Senate in may, and is expected to be presented in a public meeting at the end of June.

to Generate a debate

"It is first of all a proposal of law to generate discussion and get responses from the government, explained Régis Juanico. On march 25, Olivier Véran announced that the personal caregivers, regardless of their places of activity, have a recognition [of the State] because they had been victims in 'occupational disease'. We hope that the 'first trench, so the hostesses of funds, teachers, firefighters, agents of properties or people who have held offices to vote on 15 march can also be affected by a compensation fund."

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Régis Juanico and the co-signer of the text Christian Hutin (PS) turned to the victims ' aid associations as the Andeva, the Fnath (specialized associations for asbestos victims and workers injured on the job) and Coronavictimes. "The persons affected by the compensation fund will be those who know the after-effects temporary or permanent, or their successors in title in the case of deceased persons," said Régis Juanico. It should be 50 to 60,000 people, or having rights.

Contribution to the State

In practice, a compensation commission composed of representatives of associations of victims should take into account all the claims, and then respond to it, favourably or not, "very quickly". The most serious cases (intubation, after-effects temporary or permanent), will of course be a priority.

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with Respect to funding, "there will first be a financial contribution from the State under the national solidarity, as the government has already recognized its responsibility for the shortage of masks and testing," explained Christian Hutin. On the other hand would be funded by the branch work Accident-occupational disease (AT-MP) of the social Security. All in all, the envelope should not exceed 500 million euros" for the first year, according to the deputy.

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