French Transport Strikes to Intensify as Valls Digs In on Law
- Trains, planes and Paris metro targeted over labor law
- Poll says French want law withdrawn; Valls approval drops
Workers on strike are evacuated by French riot policemen as they block the access to an oil depot near the Total refinery of Donges, western France, to protest against the government's planned labour law reforms, on May 27, 2016. The French government's labour market proposals, which are designed to make it easier for companies to hire and fire, have sparked a series of nationwide protests and strikes over the past three months. French unions on May 27 called on workers to 'continue and step up their action', as a wave of strikes against a disputed labour law disrupted transport and fuel supplies. / AFP / JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD (Photo credit should read JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images)
Photographer: JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench unions seeking to overturn an unpopular labor law are set to intensify their protests as the government shows no sign of giving in after a week of strikes and blockades caused gas stations in many regions of the country to run dry.
By the end of this week, the national railroad, the Paris metro, ports and air traffic controllers will all be on strike, though the degree to which the actions will be followed is unclear.