TY - JOUR
T1 - Marginalised, yet mobilised
T2 - The UGTSF, African immigration, and racial advocacy in postcolonial France
AU - Glaes, Gillian
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - The Union Générale des Travailleurs Sénégalais en France (UGTSF) and its leader, Sally N'Dongo, sought to raise awareness and provide assistance that would create greater understanding, decrease racism, and promote equality and opportunity in postcolonial France. The UGTSF's rise to prominence signified the emergence of a postcolonial African trade union movement that provided advocacy and support. Through the UGTSF, African immigrants involved themselves in some of the most important debates of the era, while addressing critical issues such as racial discrimination and exclusion, the politics of social welfare for immigrant workers, and the challenges of integration.
AB - The Union Générale des Travailleurs Sénégalais en France (UGTSF) and its leader, Sally N'Dongo, sought to raise awareness and provide assistance that would create greater understanding, decrease racism, and promote equality and opportunity in postcolonial France. The UGTSF's rise to prominence signified the emergence of a postcolonial African trade union movement that provided advocacy and support. Through the UGTSF, African immigrants involved themselves in some of the most important debates of the era, while addressing critical issues such as racial discrimination and exclusion, the politics of social welfare for immigrant workers, and the challenges of integration.
KW - immigration
KW - political activism
KW - racial advocacy
KW - racism
KW - social welfare
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877620850&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0957155813477800
DO - 10.1177/0957155813477800
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84877620850
SN - 0957-1558
VL - 24
SP - 174
EP - 183
JO - French Cultural Studies
JF - French Cultural Studies
IS - 2
ER -
