Stéphane Burgatt 6:57 p.m., March 14, 2023

France is preparing for a total blockage with the "dead port" operation this Thursday.

At the port of Marseille-Fos, however, the consequences of the social movement are already being felt: the strike has been raging for three days.

A Corsica Linea ferry departing from the city of Marseille and bound for Algiers could not moor on Tuesday morning, leaving many passengers in disarray.

REPORTING

Around the boarding gate of the port of Marseille, traffic is blocked.

The strike has been raging for three days, in protest against the pension reform.

Dozens of vehicles park on the road.

Inside XX, passengers are exasperated.

Among them, Moussa who confides in the microphone of Europe 1. "I did at least 10-12 hours on the road", he breathes.

“There are some who have come from further away. They have traveled 1,000 km! One from Italy, one from Luxembourg! I have no money. I have 40 euros in my pocket, how am I going to do it? Where am I going? I'm going to sleep here," he says fatalistically.

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"I haven't slept for two days"

How did we get here ?

By the time Corsica Linea warns of the cancellation, it is already too late for these passengers waiting at the port of Marseille-Fos.

They are now desperately trying to get information from the company.

"Look how many times I've called. They never answer... It's not good to treat people like that," berates one of the passengers.

Another laments, "How much money did they take? We don't even deserve a bottle of water, a sandwich? I haven't slept in two days. I'm vibrating," he says. he not without anger.

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Everyone asks the question.

How is it that this social movement was not anticipated?

It is also a real misunderstanding on the side of the strikers, who gave their notice 11 days ago.