A six-day strike at France's largest oil port of Fos-Lavera near Marseille on Tuesday blocked 37 oil tankers, the port authority said.
"A total of 68 ships are blocked at the port, including 37 oil tankers," the port said in a statement.
Port workers in France began a 48-hour strike on Tuesday to coincide with the government’s planned port reform bill’s first reading before the National Assembly.Normal operations at the Fos-Lavera terminals, part of the state-run Port Autonome de Marseilles, have been disrupted and tankers have had to wait for berthing.
France's main union for port workers, part of the Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT), last month called for weekly 24-hour strikes to protest against government reforms and proposed privatization.
"A total of 68 ships are blocked at the port, including 37 oil tankers," the port said in a statement.
Port workers in France began a 48-hour strike on Tuesday to coincide with the government’s planned port reform bill’s first reading before the National Assembly.Normal operations at the Fos-Lavera terminals, part of the state-run Port Autonome de Marseilles, have been disrupted and tankers have had to wait for berthing.
France's main union for port workers, part of the Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT), last month called for weekly 24-hour strikes to protest against government reforms and proposed privatization.