French pension reform protests: workers block Marseille port Striking port agents and dockworkers are once again blocking the entrances to the port of Marseille, diverting ships to other ports, such as Toulon or Nice. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of the metropolis of Marseilles estimates that the losses due to the actions taken in December to block the port against the pension reform amounted to nearly 100 million euros. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES \\n