France orders more fuel depot staff back to work in a bid to restore petrol supplies
The government said it had ordered six workers back to work at a TotalEnergies depot in Dunkirk, northern France, and would do the same at its Feyzin depot in the southeast.
, but the company failed to end its dispute with the hardline CGT union, which is demanding a 10% pay rise, citing inflation and huge profits made by the firm."The time for negotiation is over," Le Maire told BFM TV, saying it was "unacceptable" and "illegitimate" for the CGT to continue walkouts into a fourth week when a deal has been reached.
The government has already ordered staff back to work elsewhere, a move opposed by the CGT, which has called on other workers to join its protest.
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