The French Prime Minister promotes a 1.6% increase in the minimum wage in order to calm the protests.
French Prime Minister Sebastien LeCorneau announced on Monday that a planned 1.6% increase in the minimum wage would be brought forward from January to December after talks with unions and business leaders over a cost-of-living crisis that has fueled weeks of unrest across France. The increase fell far short of the demands of the labor unions, who called for new demonstrations in the coming days.