French unions are bringing the country to a standstill because despite generous perks, many French employees are increasingly dissatisfied with working conditions in the country.
and work accidents among European workers, which researchers have attributed to an, at times, toxic and hierarchical work culture that limits employees’ growth and engagement. After accounting for the differences in price levels, Americans earn about 17 percent more than French employees, OECD data shows.
The majority of the country’s liquefied natural gas terminals will be closed for seven days, union officials announced Monday, and refinery strikes could curtail the supply of gasoline.While some French rushed to gas stations on Monday to prepare for disruptions, most approve of the strikes, surveys show.
In an interview last month, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne signaled that there may be some room for compromise on many employees’ underlying frustrations with working conditions. Acknowledging that the French “are not happy at work,” she promised to address the dissatisfaction. But Borne and others are drawing the wrong conclusions on how to go about it, left-wing critics say.
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