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French government set to end strike by ordering fuel workers back to work

Drivers line up at a petrol station, in Rochetaillee sur Saone, central France, Tuesday, October 11, 2022. © Laurent Cipriani, AP

France will order striking workers at Esso-ExxonMobil refineries and fuel depots back to their posts in order to end shortages causing headaches for millions of motorists, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Tuesday.

Labour unions representing a majority of Esso's overall staff agreed to a salary deal with management on Monday, but the CGT and FO unions, the largest at most refineries, voted to pursue the blockage.

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