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French ferry workers' tyre-fire protest blocks Eurotunnel in Calais

French ferry workers' tyre-fire protest blocks Eurotunnel in Calais
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Eurotunnel services had returned to normal on Tuesday (July 21) after protesting French ferry workers blocked the entrance and set fire to tyres at a

Eurotunnel services had returned to normal on Tuesday (July 21) after protesting French ferry workers blocked the entrance and set fire to tyres at a terminal in Calais linking France to the UK.

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The employees were demonstrating against expect job cuts linked to Eurotunnel’s sale of boats from its MyFerryLink service.

Tueday’s action is the latest in a series of protests. Last month, workers brought traffic inside the tunnel to a standstill for an entire day and disrupted seabound travel from Calais.

The waiting time pre check-in from Calais is now reduced to 30 min. Thank you for your patience and understanding ^SL

— Eurotunnel LeShuttle (@LeShuttle) July 21, 2015

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