The Council d’Etat, the highest administrative court in France, has confirmed Paris’s decision to set aside more than 2,000 student residences for employees of the next Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, which are set to take place in 2024 from July 26 to August 28.

Reuters reports that the decision comes after a lower court temporarily halted the legislation, sparking discussions and protest from local left-leaning politicians and student unions.

In a ruling given to Reuters on Saturday, the Conseil d’Etat declared that no legal provisions now in effect render the June 30 termination of student leases in some apartment complexes unlawful. This was done in order to accommodate staff needed for the 2017 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games.

Paris’s CROUS student services operator promised that impacted students would have access to alternate accommodation alternatives, despite initial opposition from student unions and left-leaning politicians worried about its impact on students in need of lodging over the summer break.

Despite the criticism surrounding the decision, proponents contend that providing accommodations for Olympic workers is crucial to the smooth operation of the Summer Games. The court’s decision upholds the measure’s legitimacy, paving the way for the seamless execution of the international athletic event’s preparations.

According to the official website of the Paris Olympics 2024’s hospitality service provider, around 181,000 jobs are anticipated to be created in order to host the Games, providing thousands of individuals with work options.

On the other hand, there has been debate regarding the Paris Olympics 2024 job sector. Workers at the Olympic arena construction site in northern Paris reportedly stopped work in October, according to Reuters, demanding contracts and permits to live in France.

About 120 workers showed there with the intention of staying until their demands were satisfied. Striking workers described comparable conditions at building sites around the city. Some claimed to have worked on the site of the Porte de la Chapelle stadium, which is scheduled to host badminton and gymnastics activities in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Arnaud de Riviere de la Mure, a unionist, was critical of the state of the Olympic venues. Unpaid labor on Paris 2024 building sites has also given rise to reports of laborers suing construction corporations; these situations frequently impact undocumented African workers.