Production at several Danone factories could be threatened by stoppages as France’s Confédération Générale du Travail trade union called for a strike across all the company’s French plants. The move follows weeks of uncertainty after a memo was leaked suggesting that Danone management had earmarked ten biscuit factories for closure.

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Danone says nothing has yet been decided as it is reviewing company structure and will release its decision in mid-April. However, given the extraordinary detail contained in the memo, many employees and the trade unions are sceptical, and the calls for a general strike follow weeks of wildcat strikes and stoppages.


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