French dockworkers strike over budget measures and militarisation of ports
- French ports are expected to be almost completely shut down Friday as dockworkers join a 24-hour strike in 22 countries to protest against war and the use of ports for arms exports.
- Issued on: 30/10/2026 - 09:19 2 min Reading time Friday's strike, originally called by dockworkers' unions in France, Italy, Greece, Spain's Basque country, Turkey and Morocco, is now backed by more than 25 unions in 113 ports.
- The protest is expected to target major shipping hubs across Europe and beyond, including Le Havre, Dunkirk and Calais in France, Hamburg, Valencia, Algeciras, Piraeus and Genoa, as well as
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- French ports are expected to be almost completely shut down Friday as dockworkers join a 24-hour strike in 22 countries to protest against war and the use of ports for arms exports.
- Issued on: 30/10/2026 - 09:19 2 min Reading time Friday's strike, originally called by dockworkers' unions in France, Italy, Greece, Spain's Basque country, Turkey and Morocco, is now backed by more than 25 unions in 113 ports.
- The protest is expected to target major shipping hubs across Europe and beyond, including Le Havre, Dunkirk and Calais in France, Hamburg, Valencia, Algeciras, Piraeus and Genoa, as well as
Sources: RFI