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"The Sailors of These Ships Are Paid Between 650 and 1,200 Euros per Month": a Cruise Ship Blocked at the Entrance to Marseille to Denounce the Multiplication of Foreign Companies Operating Towards Maghreb and Corsica

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The CGT points to the arrival of companies operating under foreign flag on the lines serving the French continent with the Maghreb and certain Corsican destinations.

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The CGT of sailors has been on strike since Monday morning to "secure jobs" especially at the Corsica Linea and the Méridionale, who hire under so-called social conditions.

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Light rescue ships of strikers have blocked the arrival of MSC Orchestra in the port of Marseille since Monday 2 February in the morning. The CGT asks to "secure jobs" and denounces the unfair competition of companies operating under foreign flag.

·Paris, France
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The CGT points to the arrival of companies operating under foreign flag on the lines serving the French continent with the Maghreb and certain Corsican destinations.

·France
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The MSC Orchestra cruise ship, coming from Barcelona with 3,200 passengers, is blocked this Monday, February 2nd in the harbour of Marseille by seamen of the CGT on strike. The union blocks the north access of the...

In Marseille, the northern access to the port has been blocked since Monday morning by sailors strikers of the CGT of the sailors. Their action keeps the MSC Orchestra at anchor and is part of a mobilization to defend employment in French companies, notably Corsica Linea and La Méridionale.

While the CGT sailors filed a 48-hour notice of strike starting this Monday in order to "secure jobs" especially at the Corsica Linea and the Méridionale, and defend the French flag in the Mediterranean, a cruise ship from Barcelona, has been blocked since this morning in the harbour of Marseille. The MSC Orchestra, a cruise ship from Barcelona, has been blocked since Monday morning in the harbour of Marseille, where it had to stop, by sailors o…

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LaProvence.com broke the news in on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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