On March 25, 2017, the roundabout at the entrance to the port of Fort-de-France was named “Le Rond-Point des Charbonnières”, in tribute to these women who in the 19th and 20th century played an important role in the social and working-class history of Martinique. Their job was to carry 40-kilo baskets on their heads to supply coal to the bunkers of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique steamships that made the transatlantic crossing to export rum and sugar. It was a difficult, arduous and poorly-paid job. They were the first to organize themselves as a trade union and mutual aid and solidarity fund, and thus had a strong impact on the world of labor and trade unions.