Residence permits have been granted to a group of illegal migrants who’ve camped out in front of a Chronopost sorting center in Alfortville (Val-de-Marne) for the last six months in protest.
So far, the French prefecture of the department has issued residence permits to five of the protesters while thirty more are currently said to be under review to receive theirs, Ouest-France reports.
About six months ago, the thirty or so “undocumented workers” who are employed at the site by a subcontractor of the company, began demanding residence permits. The group put up tents outside the fences which protect the Chronopost.
The illegal migrants had originally been recruited by an interim agency by presenting false identification papers.
“We will remain there until the situation of all those who worked for Chronopost is resolved,” said Christian Schweyer, the host of the group of undocumented workers that organized the protests at the site.
The five migrants who’ve been granted residence permits will now be able to claim French benefits and can send money abroad. This year, migrants sent 494 billion euros in foreign remittances.
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