(10 Jun 2016) The Paris mayor has promised to clear all city streets of garbage by the end of the day after 12 days of strikes that have left a stinking mess - and further clouded France's image as it hosts the European Championship football tournament.
Unions remain determined to keep up strikes at the main Paris waste incineration plant, on commuter trains taking fans to the opening match Friday, and on Air France flights starting Saturday.
The strikes are part of months of nationwide labour action aimed at forcing the government to scrap a bill extending the work week and making layoffs easier.
Restaurant worker Rudolphe Rosbarre said on Friday he does not support the strike at all, explaining it penalises businesses when tourists see there is "garbage everywhere".
Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the city has brought in dozens of extra garbage trucks over the past two days to clear the accumulated rubbish, which is getting especially smelly in the warm, muggy weather.
"All the garbage will be collected today," she told BFM television Friday.
The challenge will be finding a place to dump it: striking workers have blocked the main waste plant serving the city for several days.
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