The housekeepers work for a services company that deploys them at the Radisson Blu four-star hotel at the touristy Old Port in Marseille on the French riviera.

“This victory is a victory for the housekeepers who pursued their objectives despite all intimidation attempts they were subjected to,” said staff representative Ansmina Houmadi.

Around a dozen of striking housekeepers had regularly demonstrated outside the high-end establishment over the past two months to get their management to back down.

They will now return to work after winning an end-of-year bonus corresponding to a month’s salary, and a higher job qualification category.

Their employer, services company Acqua, also agreed to stop sending them to different work locations at short notice as frequently as before.

The Old Port, lined with restaurant terraces and hotels, is a major tourist attraction in Marseille, France’s second biggest city.