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“Let’s stay Sanofi”: the request of trade unionists in Lisieux, the center of Doliprane
“Let’s stay Sanofi”: union delegates demanded on Monday the maintenance of Opella, which produces Doliprane, within the fold of its parent company Sanofi, during the visit of two ministers to the production site of this drug in Lisieux (Calvados). Since the French pharmaceutical group announced at the end of last week that it had chosen the American investment fund CD&R to cede control of Opella, the unions and a large part of the political class have been worried. of the consequences of such a potential sale in terms of health sovereignty. “For us, it’s very simple in fact, we are asking that Opella remains under the control of Sanofi,” the CFDT coordinator told AFP. within Sanofi, Humberto de Sousa. The Minister of the Economy Antoine Armand and his Industry counterpart Marc Ferracci arrived around 10 a.m. at the Lisieux site, which produces almost all of Doliprane, the most common drug sold in the country, noted an AFP correspondent. The mayor of Lisieux and several parliamentarians were also present. Around thirty people, including trade unionists, were gathered in front of the gates of the factory which employs 250 people. was “almost at a standstill”, indicated Mr. de Sousa. “We are the little yellow box which makes public opinion, the media and our leaders react”, in reference to the Doliprane box, launches AFP Mr. Johann Nicolas union representative CGT Lisieux and “our first request is to stay Sanofi”.cor-pan/alu/abx
