# France brings forward minimum wage increase in bid to quell protests

https://mins.news/en/item/135977

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-09 17:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/9/france-accelerates-minimum-wage-hike-in-bid-to-quell-protest?traffic_source=rss

> France will bring forward a planned 1.6 percent minimum-wage increase by a month, to December 1, raising monthly pay by 24 euros to 1,502 euros. Unions say the increase is insufficient as the government seeks to calm cost-of-living protests and rising social tensions ahead of elections.

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