France strikes against pension reform cause refineries shut down

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France strikes against pension reform cause refineries shut down

STORY: France strikes against pension reform cause refineries shut down DATELINE: March 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Feyzin refineries near Lyon on strike for several days 2. various of a man refueling his car 3. various of gas station STORYLINE: Since March 7, France's largest union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), has blocked several refineries to protest against the pension reform. These refineries no longer produce any fuel. For the moment, the impact on service stations is limited with 2.5 percent of them in the country do not have, at this time, either gasoline or diesel, according to the calculations of the French daily newspaper Le Figaro. At the Donges refinery, the strike was renewed until March 24 with 85 percent of the employees of the TotalEnergies' refinery voted for the renewal of the strike, while the CGT announced that the fuel would no longer leave the site. More public service sectors, including energy, railway, a

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