The strike rate exceeded 50% on Thursday for all employees in the electricity and gas industries (IEG), a CFDT official told Reuters.

"There is a very strong mobilization with more than 50% across the entire IEG perimeter at midday, with activity stoppages but no desire to block or degrade at the moment," said José Belo, CFDT coordinator for the Engie group . (Benjamin Mallet reports, written by Blandine Hénault, edited by Kate Entringer)