Amazon on Thursday asked for partial unemployment for its six French sites whose activity has been suspended, a request refused by the administration, AFP learned Monday from the management of the American logistics giant and the Ministry of Labor.
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A request for "10,000 people"
Management said it had "applied for partial unemployment for six sites, or about 10,000 people, which was unsuccessful." The ministry said it received a request "Thursday" and turned it down.