A social conflict has been going on at the manufacturer of frozen fries for more than a week. The staff have stopped working in the factories in Nieuwkerke, Waasten, Mouscron and Dunkirk in France. Now that the company is being sold to an American competitor for billions, the staff is demanding a premium.
A first proposal – a premium of 500 euros net – was rejected. And a new proposal that Clarebout launched was also rejected. The basic premium was increased from 500 euros net to 750 euros net from 10 years of seniority and 1,000 euros from 20 years of seniority.