a possible requisition of personnel from the Esso group

The standoff continues between the strikers and the government, Tuesday, October 11. The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, indicated that the requisition of employees was possible to unblock the fuel crisis. This concerns the personnel of the Esso-ExxonMobil depots and the requisitions could begin as early as Wednesday, October 12. For now, only the Esso group is targeted, because an agreement on wages was signed the day before by two majority unions, but refused by others.

“We are disgusted, it’s a constitutional right that will be flouted. It’s the only way we have, we workers, to make our demands heard”, argues Germinal Lancelin, CGT ExxonMobil secretary general. The decision was taken while the situation is tense in France. On Tuesday, 31.3% of stations have supply problems. Requisitions are not planned for TotalEnergies, whose management offers negotiations if the blockages are lifted.