All dockworkers an d a large number of port staff in Le Havre joined a national strike Wednesday shutting down shipping terminals at Fran ce's largest container port.
Fran ce’s FNPD-CGT union called the strike to press deman ds for early retirement for those who carry out hard physical work. The union said the current strike would last until at least Sunday.
The strike did not affect cross-Chan nel ferry services or petroleum shipping, according, to a union source quoted by Agence Fran ce Presse.
National strikes in September an d October last year caused major disruption to shipments an d oil terminals, particularly in the southern port of Marseille, where the Fos-Lavera oil terminal, the world's third largest, was blocked for more than a month an d contributed to a shortage of fuels across Fran ce.
The sporadic strikes were sparked by the port reform law passed by the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, which called for the privatization of marine terminals.
Source: http://www.joc.com
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French port workers go on strike
Operations at major French ports were at a stan dstill this morning as workers began a new round of strike action, lasting until Monday, IFW reports.
Members of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) unionan nounced the strike following the collapse of Monday’s talks with the government over its plan s to tran sfer workers to the private sector.
Dockersan d cran e drivers at Le Havre, Marseilles Fos sur Mer, Montoir an d Brest walked out at 6am an d have vowed not to return to work until 6am on Monday.
The world’s largest carrier, Maersk Line, said it was still waiting to hear whether workers at the port of Rouen would join the industrial action.
But operations at Dunkirk should be unaffected, as workers there have already tran sferred into the private sector.
The strike will halt all water operations at the portsan d all port gates are closed for container drop-offs an d pick-ups. However, on Friday gates will open for 24 hours.
Hapag Lloyd said: “The congestion at Fos resulting from the labour stoppages of local port workers is causing major disruption in our schedulesan d port calls.”
Man y of its vessels are omitting calls at Fos an d are discharging cargo in Genoa instead.
Last weekend, port operations at Le Havrean d Marseilles were disrupted when CGT members staged weekend walk-outs. They followed strikes at ports across Fran ce last week that also disrupted container han dling.
The continual strike action over the past 12 months has led to fears for the reputation of French ports.
Source: http://www.ifw-net.com/
Members of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) union
Dockers
The world’s largest carrier, Maersk Line, said it was still waiting to hear whether workers at the port of Rouen would join the industrial action.
But operations at Dunkirk should be unaffected, as workers there have already tr
The strike will halt all water operations at the ports
Hapag Lloyd said: “The congestion at Fos resulting from the labour stoppages of local port workers is causing major disruption in our schedules
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Last weekend, port operations at Le Havre
The continual strike action over the past 12 months has led to fears for the reputation of French ports.
Source: http://www.ifw-net.com/
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