1964 : la vie des travailleurs étrangers en France | INA Société

Subscribe http://bit.ly/inasociete Seven Days of the World | RTF | 12/06/1964 During the Trente Glorieuses (Glorious Thirty), France needed to increase immigration to address its labor shortage. In 1964, the foreign population in France was estimated at 2 million, not including Algerians, who benefited from a free movement clause and represented 800,000 people. Among them, the active population represented 1 million workers. France's economic expansion required increased immigration, due to the French refusal of arduous labor and the labor needs of industrial regions. A survey of immigrants who came with an employment contract, including Spaniards, Greeks underpaid in their countries, Portuguese who came from the Belgian mining area due to unemployment, and Africans as well. Illegal immigrants, mostly Algerians, are crowded into slums. ***** Comments Info ***** On YouTube channels, you are free to express your opinion, even if it is critical. To ensure the quality of the debate, we ask that you always remain calm, polite, and respectful of other commenters. Proselytizing, as well as rude, aggressive, or irreverent remarks toward a person or group of people, are prohibited. Any insulting or defamatory comments will be deleted. We reserve the right to ban any user who does not respect the community rules. ******************************************************************* INA archive footage National Audiovisual Institute http://www.ina.fr #INA #Society