Charter of Amiens
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The Charter of Amiens (Template:Lang-fr) was adopted at the 9th Congress of the Confédération générale du travail (CGT) French trade-union, which took place in Amiens in October 1906. Its main proposal was the separation between the union movement and the political parties. The CGT was then dominated by anarcho-syndicalists who preferred the constitution of an alternate system through the elaboration of workers' union rather than moderate reforms through the electoral path. The motion for the Charter was drafted by Victor Griffuelhes, general secretary of the CGT, and Émile Pouget. The Charter was adopted by 830 participants, 8 having voted "no" and 1 abstained, and marked the victory of the current of revolutionary syndicalism in the CGT of the time.
See also
- Trade unions in France
- History of the Left in France
- International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam (1907, in particular Pierre Monatte's speech)
- Politics of France
- Anarchism in France
