Paris Sanitation Union Ends Strike; Workers Begin to Clear Tons of Garbage

People walk past not collected garbage cans next to the Senate in Paris on March 12, 2023. Michel Euler/AP Photo

Sanitation workers in Paris who have been on a garbage collection strike for 23 days amid a wave of protests across France began returning to work on March 29, union leaders announced.

The union representing sanitation workers, CGT-FTDNEEA, stated that the three-week-long strike would be “suspended,” according to a statement translated by local media.