France: New 'bossnapping' incident at car parts maker

A senior manager at French auto parts maker Faurecia was being held late Thursday by workers angry at plans to restructure a factory southwest of Paris, a union official said.

The official in the CFDT union said the boss of a plant in Brieres-les-Scelles, about 45 kilometres (30 miles) from Paris, had been detained by workers in the latest incident of "bossnapping."

A number of managers in France have been held hostage overnight by workers in recent weeks over planned job cuts. In each case, they have been released unharmed, often after a promise to restart negotiations.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to put an end to the practice, saying workers angry over layoffs must nevertheless obey the law and not hold executives captive.

"What is this business of sequestering people? We have the rule of law, and I will not let matters go on like that," Sarkozy had said in a speech.

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France: New 'bossnapping' incident at car parts maker

France: New 'bossnapping' incident at car parts maker

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