
People rest inside the Samusocial headquarters, occupied by families and people waiting for emergency accommodation, in Paris, on August 1, 2026. The CGT union branch of the Paris Samusocial announced the continuation of a strike launched on June 23, in its sixth week, protesting against what it described as "the return of too many families to the streets". Utopia 56, an association that supports migrants and homeless people, has been occupying the forecourt of the Samu social headquarters in Paris for a week in support of the families. "There are nearly 200 people" on site, waiting for housing, according to the CGT. (Photo by Simon WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)


