‘Marie’ worked hard in the fishing port simply to give her children a better future. She prefers the old working conditions when you could chat and laugh with your colleagues. Today that is out of the question: ‘On Mondays, we fly through the hours without a stop because the lorry is waiting for us.’
'François'. As a worker on a car assembly line, he smiles in amazement at his own daily routine: he has exactly 2 minutes to attach the dashboard, lift in and fix the back seats. All without a second to lift his head up. Since he enjoys taking his time, he finds it difficult to swallow his lunch in exactly 11 minutes.
'Jacques'. From his early teenage years, this clear-sighted, reliable giant has been lifting huge lengths of cable onto electric pylons. He can hardly contain his emotion when he descibes how such work has broken him in two and made it impossible to look forward to a peaceful retirement. How long will his broken body last?
Henri retired four years ago. His imposing library shows there is a philosopher behind this former biscuit maker. Henri asks an essential question for today: Why are economic difficulties always used as an excuse for damaging the health of those who bring us food and comfort?
