Medef, the main French employers' federation, has urged a rapid end to the strikes in the ports national elections in place since the beginning of the year and that the CGT union has announced will be intensified next month if it is not The request not to apply the latest pension reform accepted of port workers. The federation, which sent a letter to President Emmanuel Macron, highlighted today that the repeated strikes have a major impact on the supply chain and severe impact on the French economy as they involve significant additional costs and delays, threatening competitiveness of companies and thousands of jobs.

In particular, Medef underlined the relevant consequences on the transport sector, with an average additional cost - has specified the federation - which is estimated to be equal to 23% of the transport costs usually observed and with a loss of turnover of 21% compared to forecasts for the month alone is estimated at around 25%, similar to the decline in port operations.

To resolve the situation, Medef proposed the urgent establishment of a public-private coordination unit that brings together all the relevant authorities and administrations, as well as the national federations of the actors concerned, to quickly find solutions to limit the impact of strikes and ensure the resumption of activities as soon as possible possible.