In 1992, Salif left his native Senegal in the hope of coming to work in France. Without the precious sesame, it is impossible to be legally employed and to find accommodation.
So he campaigns. He was one of those who illegally occupied the Saint-Paul church in Massy. “Since then, he has been subject to an OQTF (obligation to leave French territory),” says Alain Farouault, CGT activist from Étampes.