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How LVMH protest-proofed its AGM in Paris

Published on 27.04.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

No fewer than three layers of protection were deployed to prevent protesters from disrupting LVMH's general meeting in the French capital on 20 April. The luxury giant's Paris headquarters on Avenue Montaigne had been stormed a week earlier by SUD Rail trade union activists.

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