ducros went into receivership before christmas. four possible buyouts are on the table. even the most generous deal will see over 3000 job losses. redundancy pay will be on condition staff don't protest the decision. >> announcing a redundancy scheme this morning while a -- to saying everything depends on there being no protests? the staff cannot demonstrate. they just have to accept it. it is very hard. sector is caught in a bind between falling demand and oversupply. there are just too many firms transporting packages, from the postal service to amazon. mory ducros, the country's second-biggest courier firm, lost 79 billion euros in 2012. workers are hoping the state will step in. >> there is one thing that might eventually calm people. public authorities could come up with a serious and concrete proposition over the redundancies and redundancy payments. >> on friday, unions will meet the transport minister, looking to avoid the biggest slate of playoffs of the hollande pres -- hollandes of the presidency. >> they're looking to take decisive action to boost the euro zo