+bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
> Hefty penalties
>
> Police went to the homes of five employees of a TotalEnergies depot in Mardyck, near Dunkerque, on Thursday to serve them orders to go back to work starting at 2pm local time.
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> Workers face up to six months in prison and a 10,000 euro fine if they defy such orders.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20221013-french-police-order-striking-petrol-staff-back-to-work
FORCED TO WORK, ALSO KNOWN AS SLAVERY.
sorry for caps lock.
boy, this is quite the rabbit hole!
it's codified in most of the world - except in the states and some small nations - that this isn't "forced work". legalized their way right out of it since 1930.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_Labour_Convention#Exceptions
cherry on top:
> The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency
@bonifartius böh und gähn
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeitsfrieden