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French Ubisoft Unions Call Three-Day International Strike for Feb. 10–12

Unions say the action protests a five-day office mandate plus €200 million in cuts from a sweeping restructuring.

A protester wears a mask bearing the likeness of a "Raving Rabbids" Ubisoft video game character as employees demonstrate, launching a 3-day strike at the French video game headquarters Ubisoft in Saint-Mande, outside Paris, on October 15, 2024. Workers at video game giant Ubisoft began three days of strike action in France on October 15 in a dispute over home working and pay, hitting a firm already struggling with poor sales and a collapsing share price. The value of Ubisoft shares has collapsed by more than 40 percent since the beginning of the year, touching their lowest level in 10 years in September. This week's strike, caused by a September message from management insisting on a return to three days working in the office for all staff worldwide, follows on from another walkout in February when hundreds in France joined a dispute over pay. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
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Camille Hunt, who worked as a junior associate producer at Ubisoft in Halifax, takes part in a rally with other laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lyndsay Armstrong

Overview

  • Five French unions — STJV, Solidaires Informatique, CGT, CFE-CGC, and Printemps Écologique — urged all Ubisoft employees worldwide to stop work for three days starting February 10.
  • The strike follows Ubisoft’s “major reset” that reorganizes studios into five Creative Houses, cancels six games including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, and closes studios in Stockholm and Halifax while delaying additional projects.
  • Ubisoft has proposed cutting about 200 roles at its Paris headquarters through France’s RCC voluntary departure process, which requires negotiation with unions.
  • Union statements allege staff learned of the overhaul at the same time as the press, say mandatory consultations were bypassed, and argue the five‑day office mandate breaks 2025 remote‑work agreements.
  • The walkout call coincides with Ubisoft’s February 12 financial report, as allied groups organize solidarity actions such as a Halifax rally and pursue labour‑board complaints over the Halifax closure.