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Since May 28, some 160 employees have been on strike for reasons of salary in the factory of the north of France, property of the Italian confectionery company Ferrero.
Workers demand a salary increase of 4.5% and a bonus of € 900 ($ 1,010), according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). The news agency reports that management has only proposed increases of 0.4%.
Union representatives told AFP that only one of the four factory Nutella production sites was still operational and one-fifth of its usual capacity. The production of some other products has completely ceased.
Fortunately for lovers of hazelnut spread, the closure has not yet resulted in a shortage of Nutella.
A spokesman for Ferrero told CNN that as long as a production line continues to operate and the plant has stockpiles, there is no current problem with supplying Nutella.
The company said it tried to negotiate with the union.
"The factory management has the mission to protect the non-striking employees of the factory, who are in the majority and want to continue to do their work in good conditions," Ferrero said in a statement.
Strikers make up about a quarter of the total workforce.
Workers who continue to block access to the factory could be liable to fines of up to 1,000 euros per hour, according to AFP. In the statement, Ferrero confirmed that the fines had been applied from Monday.
A union official told the news agency that the sanctions were "an unacceptable violation of the right to strike".
The union did not respond to a request for comment from CNN.
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