“Already,“ made in France ”, it is not French. »Christelle Marquet has an eye for detail. This linguistic precision is not neutral for her: “Behind this name, there is often another reality: it is only the assembly of products imported abroad that is“ made in France ”. I plead for new standards so that “made” in France meets the entire French industry. This mistrust does not prevent this Thionvilloise from playing the tricolor card on a daily basis. Especially on the plate: “In terms of food, I prefer short circuits. We are lucky to have a lot of farms around Thionville. But it comes at a cost. Not everyone can afford it, ”she admits.
Christelle, a former disability employment counselor for five years, also pays a high price for her clothes. To large franchises capable of reducing their margins, it still prefers independent or second-hand items: “From an ecological point of view, this is the minimum that can be done. When we see jeans, which have traveled thousands of kilometers, displayed at the selling price of € 15 in France, we should ask ourselves questions. The young woman asks some questions. Born in Villerupt at a time “when there were factories, economic activity, social ties”, she suffers in her flesh from what she calls “French deindustrialisation. Take the shortage of masks during the crisis … “His illness, multiple sclerosis, also sends him bad signals:” For my treatment, all the material now comes from China. The quality ? It is not uncommon for tubing to break… Before, this was not the case. ”
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