The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed to visitors this morning after staff voted to strike just before opening, two months after a spectacular robbery that exposed the museum's shortcomings, French online television station BFMTV reported.
At least 400 employees voted to strike this morning, according to the CFDT and CGT unions.
Unions are condemning "deteriorating working conditions and insufficient resources", about two months after the October 19th break-in and the discovery of deficiencies at the museum.
The stolen jewelry is worth an estimated 88 million euros. Four people have been arrested in connection with the investigation, but the stolen artifacts have not been recovered.
In the chaos of the break-in that occurred in broad daylight, the Louvre also had to close a gallery in November due to the building's dilapidated condition and suffered a water leak two weeks ago that damaged several hundred books in the Library of Egyptian Antiquities.
Employees are seeking direct negotiations with the French Ministry of Culture.
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