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French Workers at EssilorLuxottica Stage Strike for Better Pay
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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EssilorLuxottica's French workers plan a three-day strike demanding better pay after the company's record quarterly sales. This marks the first coordinated strike across all entities.
French Workers Strike at EssilorLuxottica for Better Wages
(Reuters) -EssilorLuxottica faces a three-day strike by around 9,000 French workers later this week, union FO Metaux said on Tuesday, citing demands for better wages following the eyewear company's record quarterly performance.
The nationwide strike, set to occur from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29, marks the first time all union organizations are coordinating action across all EssilorLuxottica entities, the union said in a statement.
The world's biggest eyewear company, formed from the merger of Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor in 2018, reported sales of 6.87 billion euros ($7.94 billion) in the three months through September, its highest ever in a quarter.
EssilorLuxottica owns several manufacturing plants, distribution, research and development centres in France, as well as retail shops. Earlier this year, it opened a new facility to boost production of ophthalmic lenses in the Grand Paris region.
EssilorLuxottica declined to comment.
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(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro in Gdansk and Elisa Anzolin in Milan; Editing by Matt Scuffham)
Key Takeaways
- •EssilorLuxottica faces a three-day strike by 9,000 French workers.
- •The strike is due to demands for better wages after record sales.
- •This is the first coordinated strike across all EssilorLuxottica entities.
- •The company reported its highest ever quarterly sales.
- •EssilorLuxottica declined to comment on the strike.
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