**Workers' Control in France** has a long and well known, but often
overlooked history.

  - 1871: In the [Paris Commune](Paris_Commune "wikilink"), 43
    workplaces were taken over by their workers
  - 1968: May 68 factory occupations
  - 1973: LIP factory occupation
  - 2000: Cellatex chemical plant occupation
  - 2004: Strike and occupation of IT workers at Schneider Electrics
  - 2007: Migrant workers' occupation wins
  - 2010: Fralib
  - 2012: Pilpa