Unions slam the increase as insufficient, as the government seeks to defuse the unrest ahead of upcoming elections.
The French government has announced it will move a planned rise in the minimum wage forward by a month as it seeks to quell mass protests over the cost of living .
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on Monday that the 1.6 percent increase in the minimum wage, originally planned for the start of 2027, will now take effect from December 1, 2026.
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The move comes amid weeks of student-led demonstrations that started with calls for greater investment for the country’s underfunded schools but have morphed into broader protests…
