Airport Workers Embark On Strike In France

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French airports have faced disruptions as airport workers protest to demand salary hikes.

The striking workers sought to call attention to the pain of inflation with a walkout on the first day of France’s domestic holiday travel season.

The country’s civil aviation authority said 17 percent of scheduled flights out of two airports in Paris were cancelled.

The labor action is the latest trouble to hit global airports over the last few weeks.

Written by: Helen Obih

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