Bossnapping

Bossnapping is a form of labor protest in France in which employees detain managers or executives, often in a labor dispute. The practice gained international attention after a series of bossnapping incidents in 2009 and 2010, when workers held executives of companies including Caterpillar, Sony, and 3M, as hostages to demand better severance packages.

These incidents resulted in a public call for an end to the practice by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, despite public opinion polling which showed widespread sympathy for the protesters.

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