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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Garbage collector strike in marseille ends with wage increase deal - Caught on Camera

[11:59 AM] ELZAS Sarah Caption Private garbage collectors hired by Marseille city hall collect overflowing rubbish bins on 1 February 2022, as municipal collectors were on strike. © Christophe Simon/AFP

Rubbish collectors in the southern French city of Marseille are back to work, ending their third strike in four months after a deal with the city for a one-off pay rise and a promise of better compensation and benefits.

The city and the Force Ouvrière (FO) trade union announced the end of the two-week strike on Wednesday, with a gradual return to normal waste collection within a week.

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