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| MyFerryLink Calais jobs deal struck 'to end port dispute' | MyFerryLink Calais jobs deal struck 'to end port dispute' |
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| A deal has been struck between the French government and ferry workers that it is hoped will end disruption of services between Calais and Dover. | A deal has been struck between the French government and ferry workers that it is hoped will end disruption of services between Calais and Dover. |
| Striking MyFerryLink workers have occupied two ferries since July and set fire to tyres, blocking the Channel Tunnel, in protests over job losses. | Striking MyFerryLink workers have occupied two ferries since July and set fire to tyres, blocking the Channel Tunnel, in protests over job losses. |
| It followed the announcement in June by Eurotunnel that it was selling its two MyFerryLink ferries to DFDS Seaways. | It followed the announcement in June by Eurotunnel that it was selling its two MyFerryLink ferries to DFDS Seaways. |
| Under the deal, 402 French workers will be employed by Eurotunnel and DFDS. | Under the deal, 402 French workers will be employed by Eurotunnel and DFDS. |
| But more than 70 jobs on the UK side of the Channel have been lost permanently. | But more than 70 jobs on the UK side of the Channel have been lost permanently. |
| Charlie Elphicke, Conservative MP for Dover and Deal, said about half the British workers affected had found other jobs but between 30 and 40 had not. | Charlie Elphicke, Conservative MP for Dover and Deal, said about half the British workers affected had found other jobs but between 30 and 40 had not. |
| "I talked to DFDS this morning and asked them to provide a future for the British workers," he said. | "I talked to DFDS this morning and asked them to provide a future for the British workers," he said. |
| Security staff | Security staff |
| DFDS will employ 202 ferry workers, while Eurotunnel will employ 200 - a quarter of them as security staff. | DFDS will employ 202 ferry workers, while Eurotunnel will employ 200 - a quarter of them as security staff. |
| Carsten Jensen, from DFDS Seaways, said: "I'm confident going forward with this agreement that the growth and thereby also the creation of jobs is going to continue." | |
| The UK government agreed in July to provide an extra £7m ($10.9m) towards security at the Channel Tunnel railhead in Calais after migrant activity also disrupted services. | The UK government agreed in July to provide an extra £7m ($10.9m) towards security at the Channel Tunnel railhead in Calais after migrant activity also disrupted services. |
| Eurotunnel spokesman John Keefe said the ferry workers would need the right skills and be prepared to move into land-based jobs. | Eurotunnel spokesman John Keefe said the ferry workers would need the right skills and be prepared to move into land-based jobs. |
| French transport minister Alain Vidalies said in a statement: "For the 487 employees concerned, the agreement provides for the creation of 402 jobs by Eurotunnel and DFDS, and the payment of a settlement compensation for employees unemployed at 1 January 2016." | French transport minister Alain Vidalies said in a statement: "For the 487 employees concerned, the agreement provides for the creation of 402 jobs by Eurotunnel and DFDS, and the payment of a settlement compensation for employees unemployed at 1 January 2016." |
| The two ferries - the Rodin and the Berlioz - would be returned to DFDS on Wednesday morning, he added. | The two ferries - the Rodin and the Berlioz - would be returned to DFDS on Wednesday morning, he added. |
| During action over the weekend by former workers of the dissolved ferry company, cross-Channel passengers faced delays when protesters used lifeboats to stop ferries entering or leaving the Port of Calais. | During action over the weekend by former workers of the dissolved ferry company, cross-Channel passengers faced delays when protesters used lifeboats to stop ferries entering or leaving the Port of Calais. |
| Why were MyFerryLink workers protesting? | Why were MyFerryLink workers protesting? |