"Nous pratiquons le même sport" : les footballeuses réclament une convention collective

French women's football captains demand collective bargaining agreement, denouncing stalled negotiations as 'no longer acceptable'. | Contesto: cronaca

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In a rare show of unity, the captains of all teams in the French women's football championship published a joint open letter Tuesday denouncing the lack of progress in negotiations for a professional collective bargaining agreement, calling the situation 'no longer acceptable.' The letter, signed by players from clubs across the top division, marks an escalation in a months-long dispute over working conditions, salaries, and job security for female footballers in France. The captains’ intervention comes as talks between the players’ unions and the league have repeatedly stalled, with each side blaming the other for the impasse. The letter explicitly states that the current legal framework governing women’s professional football is outdated and fails to provide basic protections that male players have long enjoyed. 'We practice the same sport,' the captains wrote. 'We train just as hard, we compete just as fiercely, and we represent the same clubs and the same colors. It is no longer acceptable that we are treated as second-class professionals.' The dispute centers on the absence of a binding collective bargaining agreement, which would set minimum standards for contracts, medical coverage, maternity leave, and termination procedures. While male professional footballers in France have had such an agreement for decades, women players have been operating under individual contracts that leave them vulnerable to arbitrary decisions by clubs. Union representatives have accused the league of dragging its feet, while league officials counter that the unions have failed to present a unified proposal. The timing of the letter is significant, coming just weeks before the start of the new season and amid growing international attention on women’s sports. France’s women’s league, while one of the strongest in Europe, has seen a widening gap between top clubs like Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain and the rest of the league, raising concerns about competitive balance and player welfare. The captains’ letter warns that without a collective agreement, the league risks losing talent to better-regulated competitions abroad. Football analysts note that the standoff...

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