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French Drivers Queue for Gasoline as Refinery Workers Strike
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1:13Now PlayingFrench drivers looking to fill up their cars were forced into long queues Wednesday as strikes by petrol depot workers continued.
The French government has begun the process of requisitioning depot workers in attempts to ensure service stations around the country were supplied with fuel amid the ongoing strike.
The drastic measure comes as some gas stops have temporarily closed while awaiting deliveries in recent days.
But in those which are open, the shortage of workers meant long queues queues at fuel stations.
In Arcueil outside Paris, several drivers lamented the petrol shortages, with one saying "people have had enough".
"It will help out but it will be the same problem again in two days, so it's hard," delivery worker Jean Benamou said.
CCTV installer Benjamin Chaussoy said that if he was unable to get fuel he wouldn't be able to work, and potentially wouldn't be able to get home.
The government's requisition measure comes two days after a deal was reached between two unions and Esso's leadership over a pay rise.
Yet some other hard-left unions have rejected it and decided to continue the strike.
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