Deal Reached to End MyFerryLink Dispute
transport minister said, ending a dispute that has disrupted traffic through the Channel Tunnel linking France and Britain. Workers at ferry service MyFerryLink had intermittently blocked the port and the tunnel in recent weeks in a protest over job cuts, after the company, previously owned by Eurotunnel , was sold to Denmark's DFDS. The dispute has added to public order concerns in Calais, where thousands of migrants are camped in the hope of boarding trains or lorries destined for Britain. Some 487 jobs were under threat. Under the deal, Eurotunnel and DFDS will create
Calais DFDS Ferries to Restart Tuesday; Talks to Reconvene
DFDS Seaways Calais-Dover ferry service, suspended by a workers' blockade of Calais port during the weekend, will resume on Tuesday morning, Transport Minister Alain Vidalies said after talks with the parties involved. Ferry workers, industry executives, the Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel and the French government are due to reconvene later this week for further talks to settle the labour dispute after breaking up without agreement on Monday, Vidalies said in a statement. "Discussions took place in a constructive atmosphere and have been suspended so that all the parties
Striking Ferry Workers to Ease Blockade of Calais Port
Friday would coincide with a surge in travel at the start of school summer holidays if the workers went ahead. The protesters had already blocked the tunnel's entrance for several hours on Tuesday by setting fire to tyres thrown onto railway tracks. MyFerryLink was previously owned by Eurotunnel, the company that operates the undersea cross-Channel rail link. Migrants from Africa and the Middle East seeking to slip into Britain tried to profit from the strike to stow away on waiting trucks. Dozens of migrants sat on the roadside around the port in the hope of sneaking
