French workers angry over plans to shut a US-owned auto parts supplier were barricading two managers inside their plant Tuesday, in the latest case of "boss-napping".
Union activists at the Molex factory at Villemur-sur-Tarn in southern France decided to hold the two managers on Monday afternoon after a meeting called to discuss some 300 layoffs ended in disagreement.
French labour department mediators were called in to try to end the standoff but managers said they refused to offer negotiations while being held captive.
Lawyers acting for Molex asked a court in nearby Toulouse to order the release of the two bosses: deputy manager Marcus Kerriou and human resources director Coline Colboc.
"There is no question of negotiating in this situation," said Kerriou.
French workers have taken several bosses captive over the past two months to demand better compensation packages for job losses, despite a threat by President Nicolas Sarkozy to put a stop to the practice.
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