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French PM brings forward hike in minimum wage to calm protesters
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday, November 9, he was bringing forward a planned hike in the minimum wage to December from January, as he sought to defuse a cost-of-living crisis that has sparked some of France's…
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday, November 9 that the scheduled minimum‑wage increase will be moved up to December rather than January, aiming to ease the cost‑of‑living crisis fueling France’s worst civil unrest in years. The early hike is intended to calm protesters demanding higher wages. Unions quickly rejected the proposal, describing the advance as “crumbs.”
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