PARIS—Protesters angry over virus and vaccine rules occupied Guadeloupe’s regional legislature because of stalled negotiations over their grievances about management of the French Caribbean island. Regional Council President Ary Chalus agreed to a meeting with some of the protesters’ representatives, the council said on Twitter after Thursday’s incursion. Officials in Guadeloupe and Paris denounced the protest action as unacceptable and a threat to the democratically elected body. Labor unions and the Collective Against Exploitation want the French government to abandon a measure ordering health workers to be suspended without pay unless they are vaccinated against COVID-19. The protesters in Guadeloupe are also seeking better access to clean water, pension and wage increases, and mass employment. Vaccinations are mandatory for all French health workers and a “health pass” is required to enter all restaurants and many venues in France. The measures have met the stiffest opposition in Guadeloupe and Martinique, reflecting …
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