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France: Twelve Lafarge employees have gone on hunger-strike to oppose the closure of the company's plant in Frangey, Haute-Savoie, France. The French cement giant took the decision to close the site by April 2013 in May 2011 and the trade union CGT fears that Lafarge wants to close another five cement units in the future.

France: On 1 June 2011 Lafarge announced that it would close its plant in Frangey, northern France, by the end of 2012. The site, which employs 74 people, is struggling due to overcapacity and high production costs. The workers will be offered alternative positions within the group. Workers at 10 cement plants and four grinding facilities in France staged a one-day strike on 6 June 2011 in protest at the closure.