Local media reported that in the city of Lyon, at least 10 strikers were forced to return to work at the Feyzin depot belonging to the TotalEnergies oil company through requisition, a procedure applied by the Prefecture to get workers to return to work, under penalty of sanctions, including imprisonment.

This morning, the workers voted to continue the protest at TotalEnergies facilities, this time until noon, ahead of holding assemblies to define the future of the movement.

The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) leads the strike demanding a 10 percent salary increase – which has been ruled out by the multinational – in the face of high prevailing inflation and the enormous income of the company, which recognized having earned benefits for more of 10 billion euros in the first half of the year.

The use of the requisition practically dissolved the strike at the French subsidiary of the ExxonMobil oil company a few days ago, which denounced by unions and leftist political forces on the grounds that it violates Convention 87 of the International Labor Organization on the right to go on strikes.

According to the Government, the measure responds to the fact that the companies reached salary increase agreements with the majority unions, for which it is unacceptable to maintain the “blockades” of refineries and warehouses to the detriment of normal life in the country.

The CGT rejects the agreements of TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, which have not satisfied their demands, which in turn explains the continuity of the strike, causing shortage in fuel in more than 20 percent of the fuel supply stations.

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