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« SOS Stage » was launched by « la fédération nationale des Maisons des Potes » and is supported by the Secretary State for Youth which is today under the authority of the Minister of National Education. The support granted by Mrs Jeannette Bougrab, Secretary State for Youth and associations to Luc CHATEL, Minister of National Education, is founded on a convergence of analyses on an unfair system that gives the responsibility to students to find themselves the place of their training course. Here are some excerpts from the statement of the Minister broadcasted on December 11 on the Parliament channel.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Why forcing migrants without papers to undertake tougher and tougher power relationships as the regularization process has been constant in the 5th Republic? Post regularization of 1.4 million of foreign workers with de Gaulle, more than tens of thousands with Pompidou and Giscard despite a difficult crisis context. Everyone will also remember the beginning of Mitterrand and the hope of more than 130,000 people regularized. A stability, regularity inside regularizations.

Touchée de plein fouet par la crise, l’Europe sociale se cherche tout en tentant à résister aux coups violents qui lui assènent la crise et son remède inefficace, l’austérité. A Florence, en Italie, des forces sociales et civiles de toute l’Europe ont décidé de se rencontrer pour mettre au point un plan de mobilisation pour, à terme, changer la société.

De notre envoyée spéciale à Florence.

• Емиграция:

Да узаконим нелегално работещите емигранти.

Имайки в предвид, че незаконните работници участват активно във френската икономика плащайки данъци, осигуровки, развивайки сектори от индустрията като строителство и ресторантска дейност и в същото време са и потребители; имайки в предвид, че незаконните работници участват активно в икономиката на родните им държави, изпращайки пари на семействата си и участвайки в проекти за сътрудничество и развитие, с цел да се гарантира равенство на правата на рабoтниците, претендираме да бъдат узаконени нелегалните работници.

Struggling to exist: the battle which thousands of men and women have been fighting for months and in some cases years – they get up everyday and go to work, but do not have the necessary documents.

One often hears about demonstrations of undocumented immigrants. I wanted to know what it is really about – what motivates their struggle. I wanted to understand the origins of such passion to really live rather than simply survive. My research took me to the CGT (General Confederation of Labour) trade union – in fact, to Francine Blanche, who is the national officer for labour rights and against discriminations.

¿Por qué obligar al emigrante a meterse en unas relaciones de fuerza cada vez más duras mientras que el proceso de regularización es una constante bajo la Vta República? Regularización a posteriori de 1,4 millón de trabajadores extranjeros bajo la presidencia de De Gaulle, de varios millares bajo las de Pompidou y Giscard y ello pese a un contexto difícil de crisis. Todo el mundo recordará también el comienzo de la presidencia de Mitterrand y de la esperanza recobrada para las más de 130 000 personas regularizadas. Siempre hubo constancia y regularidad en las regularizaciones.

Abdelhak Kachouri, Vice-President of the “Regional Council of Ile-de-France” (Greater Paris area) is in charge of the citizenship, the municipal policy and the security.  He is a strong supporter of “Action SOS Stage” (SOS Training Course Action) and explains why the Greater Paris area has chosen to support this action, which was set by the “Fédération Nationale des Maisons Des Potes”.