Philippe Laurenson / Reuters
An emergency flare silhouettes a striking employee during a blockade by dockers and refinery workers at the entrance of a fuel depot in Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, Oct. 25. A strike by workers at France's largest oil port of Fos-Lavera was blocking 57 oil vessels on Monday, the port of Marseille said in a statement, included 38 crude oil tankers and 19 refined product tankers. A total of 80 vessels were being blocked at the port. The strike at Fos-Lavera over a port reform was now in its 29th day.
According to the AP, France's finance minister says massive strikes are costing the national economy up to $562 million each day as workers continued to block ports, oil refineries and trash incineration plants to protest a plan to raise the retirement age to 62.
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