[/floatl]AFP: Sacked factory workers hold French Sony boss
Workers held the boss of Sony France hostage overnight before freeing him Friday to take part in talks to persuade the Japanese giant to increase their redundancy package. "I am happy to be free and to see the light of day again," Serge Foucher told reporters as he emerged from the Sony plant at Pontonx-sur-l'Adour in southwest France with a fellow hostage, his head of human resources...Sony press spokeswoman Delphine Viers said the manager had been in contact with the local state security chief throughout his ordeal and had opted for dialogue rather than asking for police to intervene. "It's true that this might seem suprising abroad, but it's less surprising in France, where we're more used to this kind of situation," she said, adding that it was unlikely that the firm would make a criminal complaint....more...
