Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,205,960 members, 7,994,298 topics. Date: Tuesday, 05 November 2024 at 10:53 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Foreign Affairs / Fuel Shortages In France As Refineries Are Blockaded By Striking Workers (567 Views)
Meet Mamoudou Gassama: The Malian Who Saved A Child In France, The Job Offers / Minister Beaten To Death By Striking Workers / Minister Beaten To Death By Striking Workers (2) (3) (4)
(1) (Reply)
Fuel Shortages In France As Refineries Are Blockaded By Striking Workers by DaV8King(m): 6:17pm On May 23, 2016 |
See wetin my eye dey see, fellow Nigerians. Shey it happens only to us according to some. Please discuss Hundreds of French petrol stations have run dry and the unions say five oil refineries are being blockaded as protesters fight against government labour reforms. Queues were reported at petrol stations in many areas of France, especially in the north and west, but in Paris too. However, the transport minister said it was wrong to talk of petrol shortages. For the past week, protests have taken place across France after new labour rules were forced through parliament. Prime Minister Manuel Valls invoked special powers under the constitution to avoid a revolt by dozens of Socialist MPs earlier this month. But his decision to bypass parliament infuriated opponents. Last week, two police officers in central Paris narrowly escaped serious injury when their police car was set alight. By Monday morning, the CGT labour union said that five of France's eight oil refineries were out of action, from Martigues near Marseille in the south to Gonfreville-l'Orcher at Le Havre in the north. Union spokesman Emmanuel Lepine said the "aim is not to create shortages, the aim is to secure the withdrawal of the labour law". Police moved in to unblock many of the petrol depots across France which had been blockaded for days and Mr Valls said everyone should be clear that the government would do its utmost to avoid shortages. However, some 1,600 of France's 12,000 petrol stations had either run dry or were running short of supplies by late Monday morning. French petrol industry association UFIP said it had enough supplies but could not distribute them normally. Finance Minister Michel Sapin has condemned the blockade of refineries as illegal. Grey line French labour reform bill - main points The 35-hour week remains in place, but as an average. Firms can negotiate with local trade unions on more or fewer hours from week to week, up to a maximum of 46 hours Firms are given greater freedom to reduce pay The law eases conditions for laying off workers, strongly regulated in France. It is hoped companies will take on more people if they know they can shed jobs in case of a downturn Employers given more leeway to negotiate holidays and special leave, such as maternity or for getting married. These are currently also heavily regulated http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36358300 |
Re: Fuel Shortages In France As Refineries Are Blockaded By Striking Workers by jantavanta(m): 4:08am On May 29, 2016 |
They want to copy want Nigeria is trying to leave behind. |
(1) (Reply)
Indonesia President Joko Widodo Should Not Become The Most Prolific Executioner / Russia First-ever Hypersonic Weapon: Successfully Tested / Trump Wins 91% Of Election Bets
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 10 |