Employees of the Vencorex chemicals factory, owned by a subsidiary of Thai company PTT GC, stage a protest outside the plant that produces raw materials for polyurethane market in Pont-de-Claix, French Alps, as they go on strike following the company placement into bankruptcy in September. (Photo by JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP via Getty Images)