Militant French workers have discovered a new and peculiarly Gallic way to vent their anger over the economic crisis and threats to their jobs - 'boss-napping'. The latest victims are three British managers at an adhesives factory in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine in southeastern France, who were taken captive on Tuesday by staff angry over plans to close the plant and make 68 people redundant.
The factory is owned by a British company, Scapa. When talks to save the jobs broke down, staff reacted by locking the managers in an office and refusing to let them out until Wednesday afternoon. A trade union official said that the hostages were "free to wander around the plant as they wish, but not to leave". The entrance to the factory - which produces adhesive films and tapes used in the auto, construction and other industries - was blocked by a truck. More...
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