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France accelerates minimum wage hike in bid to quell protest

Unions slam the increase as insufficient, as the government seeks to defuse the unrest ahead of upcoming elections. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesNov 9, 2026, 5:46 PM
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Al JazeeraNov 9, 2026, 5:46 PM

France accelerates minimum wage hike in bid to quell protest

Unions slam the increase as insufficient, as the government seeks to defuse the unrest ahead of upcoming elections.

The Straits TimesNov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM

French PM brings forward hike in minimum wage to calm protesters

PARIS, Nov 9 - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday 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.

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