French truckers jam border crossings over cut-price competitionPARIS (Reuters) - French truck drivers blocked traffic at border crossings with Spain, Italy and Belgium on Tuesday in protest over cut-price competition in the road-freight industry. French truckers are angry that an agreement reached by EU member states on Oct. 23 to limit the amount of time workers can be  posted  from one EU country to another does not cover the road transport sector. [L8N1MY3RF] As a result, French truckers face being priced out by drivers from other EU member states, especially east Europe, Spain and Portugal, who are willing to do fixed-term work for lower pay than French drivers might normally receive.  Widening gaps in pay and conditions endanger French firms and workers,  said Pascal Favre, a member of the Force Ouvriere labor union who was among truckers protesting in southwest France, near the border with Spain.  (There are) those who work for lower pay because they spend more time behind the wheel on jobs the French do not do because of unfair competition.  The  posted workers  issue effectively pits wealthier EU countries against poorer peers like Poland and Bulgaria, whose skilled workers are keen to move around the EU on fixed-term contracts, earning more than they would do at home but often undercutting workers in the host country. The number of workers posted to France from other EU countries rose 23.8 percent to 354,151 in 2016, after a similar jump the preceding year, according to a government count cited by the business newspaper Les Echos on Tuesday. Emmanuel Macron made the issue part of his presidential campaign, saying he would fight to protect workers from unfair competition. While he managed to forge agreement among the EU s 28 states for some adjustments to the rules, transportation workers were not included. About 200 French truckers took part in the protest at the northern border crossing into Rekkem in Belgium, waving cars through but halting trucks, a local police official said. Traffic on the main motorway from the French city of Lille to the Belgian city of Ghent was disrupted by another trucker protest in the region for a few hours early in the day. Traffic through the Frejus tunnel to Italy in the southeast was similarly disrupted, as were some crossings with Spain. It wasn t immediately clear how great the economic impact of the protests would be, although they were not expected to continue beyond Tuesday. worldnews
french trackers jam border crossings competitionparis reuters french truck drivers blocked traffic border crossings spain italy belgium tuesday protest competition industry french trackers angry agreement reached eu member states limit amount time workers posted one eu country another cover road transport sector as result french trackers face priced drivers eu member states especially east europe spain portugal willing work lower pay french drivers might normally receive widening gaps pay conditions endanger french firms workers said pascal fare member force ouvriere labor union among trackers protesting southwest france near border spain there work lower pay spend time behind wheel jobs french unfair competition the posted workers issue effectively pits wealthier eu countries poorer peers like poland bulgaria whose skilled workers keen move around eu contracts earning would home often undercutting workers host country the number workers posted france eu countries rose percent similar jump preceding year according government count cited business newspaper les echo tuesday emmanuel macron made issue part presidential campaign saying would fight protect workers unfair competition while managed forge agreement among eu states adjustments rules transportation workers included about french trackers took part protest northern border crossing redeem belgium waving cars halting trucks local police official said traffic main motorway french city lille belgian city gent disrupted another tracker protest region hours early day traffic frees tunnel italy southeast similarly disrupted crossings spain it immediately clear great economic impact protests would although expected continue beyond tuesday worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: French truckers jam border crossings over cut-price competitionPARIS (Reuters) - French truck drivers blocked traffic at border crossings with Spain, Italy and Belgium on Tuesday in protest over cut-price competition in the road-freight industry. French truckers are angry that an agreement reached by EU member states on Oct. 23 to limit the amount of time workers can be  posted  from one EU country to another does not cover the road transport sector. [L8N1MY3RF] As a result, French truckers face being priced out by drivers from other EU member states, especially east Europe, Spain and Portugal, who are willing to do fixed-term work for lower pay than French drivers might normally receive.  Widening gaps in pay and conditions endanger French firms and workers,  said Pascal Favre, a member of the Force Ouvriere labor union who was among truckers protesting in southwest France, near the border with Spain.  (There are) those who work for lower pay because they spend more time behind the wheel on jobs the French do not do because of unfair competition.  The  posted workers  issue effectively pits wealthier EU countries against poorer peers like Poland and Bulgaria, whose skilled workers are keen to move around the EU on fixed-term contracts, earning more than they would do at home but often undercutting workers in the host country. The number of workers posted to France from other EU countries rose 23.8 percent to 354,151 in 2016, after a similar jump the preceding year, according to a government count cited by the business newspaper Les Echos on Tuesday. Emmanuel Macron made the issue part of his presidential campaign, saying he would fight to protect workers from unfair competition. While he managed to forge agreement among the EU s 28 states for some adjustments to the rules, transportation workers were not included. About 200 French truckers took part in the protest at the northern border crossing into Rekkem in Belgium, waving cars through but halting trucks, a local police official said. Traffic on the main motorway from the French city of Lille to the Belgian city of Ghent was disrupted by another trucker protest in the region for a few hours early in the day. Traffic through the Frejus tunnel to Italy in the southeast was similarly disrupted, as were some crossings with Spain. It wasn t immediately clear how great the economic impact of the protests would be, although they were not expected to continue beyond Tuesday. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: french trackers jam border crossings competitionparis reuters french truck drivers blocked traffic border crossings spain italy belgium tuesday protest competition industry french trackers angry agreement reached eu member states limit amount time workers posted one eu country another cover road transport sector as result french trackers face priced drivers eu member states especially east europe spain portugal willing work lower pay french drivers might normally receive widening gaps pay conditions endanger french firms workers said pascal fare member force ouvriere labor union among trackers protesting southwest france near border spain there work lower pay spend time behind wheel jobs french unfair competition the posted workers issue effectively pits wealthier eu countries poorer peers like poland bulgaria whose skilled workers keen move around eu contracts earning would home often undercutting workers host country the number workers posted france eu countries rose percent similar jump preceding year according government count cited business newspaper les echo tuesday emmanuel macron made issue part presidential campaign saying would fight protect workers unfair competition while managed forge agreement among eu states adjustments rules transportation workers included about french trackers took part protest northern border crossing redeem belgium waving cars halting trucks local police official said traffic main motorway french city lille belgian city gent disrupted another tracker protest region hours early day traffic frees tunnel italy southeast similarly disrupted crossings spain it immediately clear great economic impact protests would although expected continue beyond tuesday worldnews