Minimum wage increase could come early as France braces for protests

France 24 Thursday 29 October 2026, 14:47 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Video contentVideo Minimum wage increase could come early as France braces for protests Issued on: Share The French government is looking for new ways to calm social unrest ahead of more planned demonstrations over the cost of living this weekend. The minimum wage was set to increase on January 1, 2027. Now, officials are considering making the change one month earlier and adding an extra boost. [Image text:] cgt POURUNSI DEPO PUBI TRA ET DESSALAIRES TUTS REVALORISES FRANCE 24

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