"No risk of shortage." If, since the start of the health crisis, the agrifood industry has kept this promise, tensions have been felt a little more in recent days. In particular due to absenteeism at sites in the regions most affected by Covid-19. Of the 450,000 companies in the sector in France, half are affected by the absence of part of their staff. Whether for reasons of childcare, illness or fear of coming to work (right of withdrawal). Among those affected, the absence rate is around 20%. "At this level, it starts to get complicated to turn normally," says Catherine Chapalain, director of Ania, which represents French food manufacturers.
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In regions most affected by the coronavirus such as the Great East, the rate reaches 30%. The food chain therefore fears an increase in absenteeism depending on the spread of the virus. Absenteeism rate could soon
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