Ministry of Public Health and Population, Office of Immigration and the Introduction of Families: processing of applications for the introduction of families of immigrant foreign workers (1948-1958)

This fonds of 35 articles contains instructions for applications for the introduction of the families of foreign immigrant workers between 1948 and 1958. – Articles 1 to 3: instructions for applications for the introduction of the families of foreign immigrant workers in accordance with circular no. 159 of 16 July 1948: the application for the introduction of the family of the foreign immigrant worker is made by the worker’s employer. It includes summaries of applications made on the form attached to circular 159. This section is missing 22 départements (which are indicated in the articles). The files are made up of application forms for the introduction of a family, social enquiries, employers’ certificates and correspondence, all classified by department and then by order of arrival at the 9th bureau. – Articles 4 to 29: instructions for applications to bring in the families of immigrant foreign workers, mainly in accordance with circular no. 180 of 26 August 1948, but some files also refer to circulars no. 98 of 22 April 1949 and no. 151 of 23 August 1951. The files are made up of application forms for the introduction of a family, reports, nominative statements of applications, employers’ certificates, copies of work certificates, social surveys, all classified by year and then by department. It includes annual summaries, by department, of applications for the introduction of families sent to the ONI, for the years 1948-1952 (processed together), then from 1953 to 1958 (processed separately). As the 9th Bureau dealt with applications differently from one department to another, some files contain individual files in addition to the summary sheets. – Articles 30 to 35: instructions for applications for the introduction of families of immigrant foreign workers in accordance with circular no. 108 of 3 May 1949. It clarifies the terms of 159 and 180, the latter being supplemented and amended by circular 247 of 1 December 1948. The files consist of application forms for the introduction of a family, filed chronologically and then alphabetically by the names of the applicants. The files are arranged by year, then alphabetically, and cover all departments. Then 1953-1954 together, then 1955, 1956, 1957. In this section, it should be noted that most of the people, emigrant workers and their spouses, were born between approximately 1903 and 1925. Their children, listed on the application forms, were born between around 1930 and 1954. Where there were ascendants of these workers, they were born around 1875. The original classification within the files has been respected. Some years are grouped together (see articles 4 to 12 and article 30), while others are filed separately. The files are not gender-disaggregated, but some concern migrant women.