the precarious situation of the Moroccan

A versatile cleaner in Grenoble, Mohamed faced new regulations requiring foreign workers to have a “work permit” in order to renew their residence permit. I was told, ‘Either you have this approval and we will issue you a certificate, or you don’t and we can’t give you anything,'” Mohammed confided. France Info.

On August 30, 2022, the 50-year-old applied for a ten-year residence card to the prefecture of Isère, in accordance with the French-Moroccan bilateral agreement signed in 1987. But in the end, he will only be eligible for a one-year permit. “That made me angry,” he explains, adding that he complained to the prefecture, which promised to check if it was a mistake. While he was waiting for a response from the public service, he found out last December that he was no longer regularized.

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“I was stunned. Since 2015, I have been legalized without a work permit, without any restrictions, without problems, without difficulties. I am always up to date with the French civil services. Normally, someone with seniority cannot be put on the road. The prefecture should make a move,” responded the DEA holder from English language studies.

Unfortunately, all his attempts to discuss his case with the prefecture were in vain. They told me: ‘These are the regulations’. Finding himself without work and income, Mohamed now lives in insecurity. “I have had no income for four months, I am struggling, I am suffering everyday. I cannot work without a work permit.” For its part, the CGT of undocumented workers in Grenoble asks the prefecture to regulate the situation of these foreigners on a case-by-case basis. Without success.