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French PM brings forward hike in minimum wage to calm protesters

French PM brings forward hike in minimum wage to calm protesters
France 24 Monday 09 November 2026, 16:47 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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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 worst civil unrest in years. Unions swiftly dismissed the offer as "crumbs". Keywords for this article

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 worst civil unrest in years. Unions swiftly dismissed the offer as "crumbs". Keywords for this article [Image text:] Jean-Pierre Farandou French Labour Minister PREMIER MINISTRE Conference sociale Paris,le 9 novembre2026 FRANCE 24
French (ORG) Sebastien Lecornu (PERSON) France (LOCATION)
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