{
  "id": 19185565,
  "title": "French PM's move to increase minimum wage fails to convince unions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/french-pms-move-to-increase-minimum-wage-fails-to-convince-unions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T17:36:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20261109-french-pm-s-move-to-increase-minimum-wage-fails-to-convince-unions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The French government on Monday announced a 1.6 percent increase in the national minimum wage, alongside a series of measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures. However, the decision fell well short of the demands of trade unions, which have called for fresh protests in the coming days.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "French PM brings forward minimum wage hike to calm protesters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/french-pm-brings-forward-minimum-wage-hike-to-calm-protesters",
        "published": "2026-11-09T13:40:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "French PM brings forward 1.6% increase in minimum wage in bid to calm protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/french-pm-brings-forward-1-6-increase-in-minimum-wage-in-bid-to-calm",
        "published": "2026-11-09T13:52:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "French PM’s minimum wage boost pledge fails to placate protesters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/french-pms-minimum-wage-boost-pledge-fails-to-placate-protesters",
        "published": "2026-11-09T15:48:36.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}