French gas stations hit by blockades, PM says reserves enough to cope


  • World
  • Monday, 23 May 2016

Cars wait to get gas at a petrol station at a supermarket in Saint-Sebastien-sur-Loire, near Nantes, France, May 21, 2016 as Total has halted output at some units of three of its refineries in France due to protests over proposed labour law reform that have prompted a blockade of oil depots and petrol stations. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday France had enough fuel reserves to tackle shortages at hundreds of gas stations caused by workers blocking oil refineries and depots in protest against reforms to labour laws.

France has been hit by a wave of strikes over the past week aimed at pressuring the socialist government of President Francois Hollande to withdraw labour reforms that unions consider unfavourable to workers.

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