# French PM Lecornu Brings Forward Minimum Wage Rise; CGT Calls Strike

- By: Vote Times Newsroom
- 2026-11-09T14:42:13.000Z

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has closed his social conference with a 1.6% minimum wage rise from 1 December and measures for businesses. Employers' group Medef calls it a poor response, and the CGT union has called a strike for 17 November.

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