On 14 March 2025, at the call of SNES-FSU, teachers gathered outside the school in Pauillac (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) to protest against the closure of classes and the suppression of teaching positions.

Summary

On March 14, 2025, teachers in Pauillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France conducted peaceful protests against classroom closures and teaching staff reductions. This small-scale regional demonstration, led by the education union (SNES-FSU), is assessed as having a low direct risk level to supply chains.

Supply-chain impact

• Pauillac is a wine production region near Bordeaux, with education sector protests having limited direct impact on agricultural and wine production activities
• As a regional-scale peaceful protest, the possibility of traffic blockades or logistics disruptions is low
• May be part of nationwide French education reform opposition movements, but currently shows no signs of widespread expansion
• Potential for cascading protests to other educational institutions within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region requires monitoring

Watch points

• Track additional protest plans by French national education unions and whether scale expands
• Observe potential spread of protests to transportation and logistics hub areas within the greater Bordeaux metropolitan region