FranceMise en situation n° 53 · Rights and duties
Mamadou wants to join a trade union. His manager tells him: “If you do that, you’ll never get a pay rise.” Is this legal?
In the exam (French)
Mamadou veut adhérer à un syndicat. Son responsable lui dit : « Si tu fais ça, tu ne seras jamais augmenté. » Est-ce légal ?
- aYes, the employer decides whether their employees can join.Oui, l'employeur décide si ses salariés peuvent adhérer.
- bYes, because foreigners cannot be union members.Oui, car les étrangers ne peuvent pas être syndiqués.
- cNo, but Mamadou must first ask for the employer’s agreement.Non, mais Mamadou doit d'abord demander l'accord de l'employeur.
- dNo, the employer cannot punish someone for joining a trade union.Non, l'employeur ne peut pas sanctionner l'adhésion à un syndicat.Correct answer
Why?
Freedom to join a trade union (liberté syndicale) is a right guaranteed by the Constitution. Every employee, French or foreign, can join the trade union of their choice without asking anyone’s agreement. The employer has no right to take it into account for hiring, pay or career.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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