translate English to French: At the same time, however, I did not think it was the result of chance. What firstly crossed my mind were the lengthy struggles that preceded the 1949 European Convention on Human Rights and the 1961 European Social Charter, with the latter being backed by all the trade unions.
J’ai pensé d’abord aux longs combats qui ont accompagné la Convention européenne des Droits de l’homme en 1949 et la Charte sociale de Turin en 1961, portée par toutes les forces syndicales.