Paris — TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Tuesday that fuel deliveries were halted at its French sites due to a strike against the government’s planned pension reform.
A group spokesperson said that out of the 296 agents on its sites, 64% were on strike on Tuesday morning.
Eric Sellini, a CGT union representative at TotalEnergies told Reuters that the strike at the Gonfreville refinery in Normandy was slated to run until Thursday and that at the Donges refinery in western France until Friday. The Gonfreville refinery was completely blocked.
Labour unions have vowed to bring France to a standstill on Tuesday, as they step up their fight against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to make the French work two years more, to 64, before they can retire with a pension.
*Benjamin Mallet, Dominique Vidalon; Editing: Benoit Van Overstraeten & Louise Heavens – Reuters
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