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Elma Francois: History of Labour Day in Trinidad and Tobago

Elma Francois

Elma Francois remains the primary catalyst for the institutionalisation of Labour Day in Trinidad and Tobago through her radical activism in the 1930s. As a founding member of the Negro Welfare Cultural and Social Association, Francois transitioned the labour movement from gradualist reform to direct action, culminating in the 1937 …

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