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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced a 1.6% increase in the minimum wage, effective December, to address the cost of living crisis and ongoing protests. This adjustment raises the net monthly minimum wage to €1,502, a €24 increase from the previous level. However, labor unions argue this is insufficient, with demands for a €100 increase from CFDT and a 10% rise from CGT. Lecornu emphasized the significance of this increase, marking it as the second largest in two decades, but union leaders criticized it as inadequate, calling for further protests.