French Labour Dispute: Strike Hits All Eight Oil Refineries

A strike over new labour laws has spread to all of Frances eight oil refineries, the CGT union says, in an escalating dispute with the government.An estimated 20% of petrol stations have either run dry or are low on supplies.Clashes broke out at one refinery early on Tuesday when police broke up a picket at Fos-sur-Mer in Marseille.Prime Minister Manuel Valls insisted the labour laws would stand, and that further pickets would be broken up.Thats enough. Its unbearable to see this sort of thing, he told French radio. The CGT will come up against an extremely firm response from the government. Well carry on clearing sites blocked by this organisation.The post French Labour Dispute: Strike Hits All Eight Oil Refineries appeared first on Nigerian News from Leadership News.
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