New anti-labor reform strikes set to hit France's traffic ahead of Euro 2016: reports

New wave of industrial actions and street protests against labor reform bill will hit France's air, rail and bus traffic and are likely to disrupt the due European soccer tournament Euro 2016, local media reported on Monday.

A report published on the website of Francetv info said, "many calls to rolling strikes in the transport sector have been launched," adding that "the unions combine internal claims and opposition to labor code reform."

The state-run railway company SNCF on Tuesday will "open the show with an-open-ended strike after the call of four trade unions (CGT, Unsa, SUD-rail and CFDT)," said the daily Le Figaro.

Furthermore, workers at RATP public transport operator plan to stage an open-ended strikes against the reform from June 2, it added.

According to a report of France 2 TV channel, the country's largest union CGT hoped to muscle the action scheduled for Thursday by inviting port workers and dockers to stage a 24-hour strike.

As to air traffic, the aviation authorities (DGCA) expected flights cancellation due to two-day strike from June 3 of DGCA staff who demand better work conditions.

Following series of refineries blockades and pickets at petrol depots, six of the eight French refineries are either closed or risk stoppage, noted the business daily Le Echos.

Anti-labor reform action was extended to oil terminals in Marseille and Le Havre, which provide kerosene to Paris main two airports Orly and Charles de Gaulle.

Amid worsening showdown between officials and unions over the contested labor bill, Prime Minister Manuel Valls reiterated determination to pass the text.

"If we withdraw the law, this will lead to fewer rights for employees. It will neither be a favor to the Left nor to France," he told the weekly Me Journal de Dimanche (JDD) on Sunday.

The CGT union, the harsh opponent of the government's proposal to change labor rule, vows to continue protesting "till the end."

"If the government suspends parliamentary procedure. Then new will discuss. We will improve (the bill), there's no problem that's what we said from the beginning," he said.

"Everything is in the hands of the government," he added.

Under high pressure to trim joblessness, French President Francois Hollande proposed to reform the strictly codified labor rules by offering more flexibility to enterprises to incite hiring.

The reform also aims to reduce overtime pay and economic redundancies and open to negotiation working hours and holidays.

However, critics say such reform would create more low-paid jobs and further weaken workers' receipts.

The final vote of the labor reform is set for July. Endit