Rehoming France鈥檚 immigrant workers
France鈥檚 last foyers, housing for immigrant workers, are set for demolition. Some residents are worried they will lose their communities, their culture and the little they have.
France鈥檚 last foyers 鈥� housing for immigrant workers 鈥� are set for demolition. But some current residents are worried about what they鈥檒l lose.
Hundreds of 鈥渇oyers鈥� - housing units especially for immigrant workers 鈥� were built after World War II. The economy was booming and France needed unskilled labour to help rebuild the country. But since the 1990s there has been a policy to get rid of the old foyers and replace them with a type of social housing. However, residents of the old foyers fear they are going to lose out in this transformation. Carolyn Lamboley has been visiting some foyers around Paris and speaking to those who for decades have called these places home. They fear for the break-up of their communities, for a loss of their culture and the little they have.
Reporter: Carolyn Lamboley
Producer: John Murphy
Sound engineer: Nigel Appleton
Programme co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Penny Murphy
(Photo: Residents of Siqueiros, one of France鈥檚 last foyers. Credit: Carolyn Lamboley)
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