PARIS: Eurostar trains from Paris to London were hit by cancellations and"severe delays" on Sunday as French customs officers staged work-to-rule industrial action.
Four trains had been cancelled by lunchtime on Sunday, with another three on Monday and one on Tuesday. Work-to-rule strikes began in early March, in the Channel ports of Dunkirk and Calais, northern France, leading to long delays for trucks waiting to cross to Britain.The customs workers want better pay but also more staff to cope with British travellers who will no longer have European passports once the UK leaves the European Union.
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