continuation of the motion, the federal government appoints two mediators | EUROtoday

The Ministry of Transport introduced, Thursday February 5 within the night, the appointment of two mediators, in response to the motion of Marseille sailors on strike for “defend maritime employment”.

The minister appointed Bernard Mazuel and François Lambert “in order to lead a consultation (…) to define structuring axes giving concrete perspectives in the short and medium term to the actors concerned”. This work “must produce rapid conclusions, within six to eight weeks”with first contacts between the events “from next week”.

A conciliation assembly was held Thursday morning on the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture with the unions (SAMMM, STC La Méridionale and CGT sailors Corsica Linea and La Méridionale), the administration of La Méridionale and Corsica Linea and a member of the cupboard of the Ministry of Transport.

“Shared fears”

The strikers, who say they need “fight against social dumping” and defend the French flag within the Mediterranean, declared themselves dissatisfied “proposals made by the State and companies”. The strike was prolonged till Friday morning and the“waiting for written commitments to defend French maritime employment”defined Frédéric Alpozzo, CGT basic secretary of Marseille sailors.

During these discussions, employees representatives emphasised the scenario affecting maritime transport of passengers below the French flag, “particularly in terms of social dumping and risks weighing on the preservation of a high-level French maritime industry and service to Corsica”underlines the ministry for its half. “The companies concerned have also expressed their concerns while confirming their desire to work in a coordinated manner on this subject”he provides.

The ministry signifies “take the complete measure of those shared fears. These topics, recognized for a number of months and even a number of years, name for speedy consideration as a way to outline a transparent and lasting imaginative and prescient for the way forward for the France 1st register pavilion and related jobs..

François Lambert is director basic of the Ecole nationale supérieure maritime and Bernard Mazuel is a advisor in port and maritime economics, member of the Marine Academy.