# French PM Lecornu announces 1.6% minimum wage boost

- Published: 2026-11-09T16:38:16Z
- Updated: 2026-11-10T03:13:41Z
- Section: Politics
- Language: English (en)
- Source: Le Monde — https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/11/09/french-pm-lecornu-announces-1-6-minimum-wage-boost_6776068_7.html
- Tags: Le Monde · Le Monde – France
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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced that, on top of a yearly adjustment for inflation, the government would raise the minimum wage by a further 0.6%. Labor unions criticized the discretionary rise as 'insufficient' and mere 'crumbs.'

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