Social conference: “The French on the minimum wage are not going to be satisfied with an increase of 10 or 15 euros”, estimates Sébastien Chenu

“The French on the minimum wage are not going to be satisfied with an increase of 10 or 15 euros,” said Monday, November 9 on franceinfo Sébastien Chenu, president of the National Rally (RN) group in the National Assembly, while the government is considering an anticipated increase in the minimum wage. This is the subject of a "social conference" which is being held on Monday between the Prime Minister and the trade unions and employers' organizations. Also read • Direct Social Conference: "The anger is not going to disappear because the government will have announced a few euros on the minimum wage", warns the CGT With "this minimum wage thing", "the government is approaching the problem from the wrong end".

“No one will be happy”, assures Sébastien Chenu, because “companies will find this very heavy to bear”. For the president of the RN group in the Assembly, "we need answers for workers on the minimum wage and for workers who earn up to three times the minimum wage", or nearly 4,500 euros net per month. “We have to take on board as many French people as possible,” he said.

For all these workers, the RN is proposing “a 10% salary increase” and, “in exchange”, the far-right party wants “a freeze in employer contributions on this 10% salary increase”. This measure must be done “on a voluntary basis”. “It was born”, explains the deputy from the North, “from dialogue with entrepreneurs”.

“Entrepreneurs are not losers since they increase salaries without losing anything,” underlines Sébastien Chenu. “The priority”, he insists, “is all the French people who work”.

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