Macron announces a rise in minimum wage
1,372 views · Published 12 December 2018 · 2:48 · Indexed 10 October 2026
Channel: SABC News · 2018 · News & Politics
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a rise in the minimum wage and the scrapping of taxes on overtime, in an attempt to end a month-long protest movement. The Yellow Vests demonstrators have shocked the world with several weekends of violent protests in central Paris, but the movement's key complaints are shared by a majority of French voters, and the president is under huge pressure to listen to them. Elena Casas reports from Paris. For more news, visit: sabcnews.com
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