French Farmers Unions Vow Paris ‘Siege’ In Pay, Conditions Battle – By AFP News (IB Times) / Jan 27, 2024
Farmers’ leaders in the Paris region on Saturday promised to mount a “siege” on the French capital next week to pressure the government into meeting their demands on pay, tax and regulations.
On Monday afternoon farmers from all the regions around Paris belonging to the FNSEA farmers’ union or the Jeunes Agriculteurs (“Young Farmers”), “will begin an indefinite siege of the capital,” they announced.
The two unions represent most farmers throughout the country.
“All the major roads leading to the capital will be occupied by farmers”, they added.
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