Amazon Planning to Reopen Its French Warehouses From May 19

Amazon Planning to Reopen Its French Warehouses From May 19
Signage at an Amazon facility in Bethpage on Long Island, N.Y., on March 17, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
Reuters
5/16/2020
Updated:
5/16/2020

PARIS—Amazon said on Friday it is aiming to gradually reopen its French warehouses from May 19 as the U.S. e-commerce giant is finalizing an agreement with unions and work councils that should put an end to a spat that led to a more than one-month closure of the sites.

Its six French warehouses have been closed since April 16 following court rulings that ordered it to restrict deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic or face hefty fines.

A truck is seen outside the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., on March 30, 2020. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)
A truck is seen outside the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., on March 30, 2020. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)

“We are currently finalizing a process with French unions and works councils, and we are hopeful that we will be able to re-open our French fulfillment centers in the coming days”, Amazon said.

By Christian Lowe