24 euros to stop the riots? The decision causing an uproar in France

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced an increase in the minimum wage by 1.6% for December, an addition of 24 euros per month, against the backdrop of severe riots in the country. The unions rejected the raise as insufficient and called for further protests.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the early increase of the minimum wage by 1.6% to December instead of January, against the backdrop of severe riots in the country. The raise will bring the net minimum wage to 1,502 euros per month, an addition of 24 euros. The major labor unions, CFDT and CGT, rejected the raise as insufficient and called for further protests on November 17. The riots began with protests over underfunding in schools and expanded into a broad protest over the cost of living. The crisis comes five months before the presidential elections, with Marine Le Pen leading in the polls.