The strikes affecting Canadian food giant McCain Foods in France have ended.

McCain said workers at its plant in Matougues in north-east France had agreed a pay deal and ended their industrial action, which began on 27 November.

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The employees at Matougues accepted the same offer that ended a four-day stoppage at another McCain plant in Harnes in northern France.

The main elements of the deal are a wage increase of 2.2% for 2012 and a one-off gross bonus of EUR200. Workers at Matougues had at one stage been looking for a pay hike of 10%.

The agreement follows the intervention of a mediator yesterday.

McCain said output had continued at the plants during the strikes and it had been able to call on stocks from other facilities to meet its delivery commitments.

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