PARIS – Workers at the Hôtel du Collectionneur, a five-star hotel in Paris hosting members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), initiated a strike on Thursday, just one day before the Olympic Games' opening ceremony. The strike, organized by the French union CGT, follows a breakdown in negotiations over pay and working conditions. The union claims the IOC paid the hotel 22 million euros ($23.88 million) for exclusive use, while employees have not received a raise in seven years. Protesters displayed signs demanding better wages and the restoration of social benefits, highlighting the disparity between the hotel's luxury status and the workers' financial struggles