Leon Jouhaux quotes

Leon Jouhaux was a prominent French trade unionist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Born in 1879, Jouhaux dedicated his life to improving workers' rights and striving for social justice. As the founder of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) in 1895, he spearheaded numerous efforts to secure fair wages, better working conditions, and collective bargaining for French workers. His tireless advocacy earned him international recognition, culminating in the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in 1951. Leon Jouhaux's legacy as a reformer and advocate for labor rights continues to inspire generations, making him a significant figure in the history of France and the global labor movement.

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This led me to understand that trade unionism, the instrument of working-class liberation and of social change could, and indeed should, be also an instrument of industrial progress.

- Leon Jouhaux

The working classes were becoming more and more sharply aware of the complex causes of international malaise.

- Leon Jouhaux

My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of everything to send me to a National School of Arts and Crafts so that I could later become an engineer.

- Leon Jouhaux

We too, through lack of knowledge and of sufficiently mature reflection, mistook the visible outward appearance of the phenomenon for the phenomenon itself.

- Leon Jouhaux

True enough, nature has endowed me with a fair measure of patience and composure, yet I should be lying if I told you that, having seen the reporter off on his way to make his deadline, I fell peacefully asleep.

- Leon Jouhaux

The trade unions, far from being content with these declarations, established international liaisons and supported every policy based on pacification and understanding.