Social conference: “Increasing the minimum wage to 1,500 euros is not enough”, believes the president of the CFTC
Before participating in the “social conference”, Cyril Chabanier demands a “2% increase” in the minimum wage, or around thirty euros net more. He still welcomes a “helping hand” which “is good to take”.
“Increasing the minimum wage to 1,500 euros is not enough,” said Monday, November 9 on franceinfo Cyril Chabanier, president of the French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC), before participating in “a social conference” between the Prime Minister and trade union and employer organizations. The Minister of Labor, Jean-Pierre Farandou, notably indicated last Friday that he considered it "important" to try to cross "the bar of 1,500 euros net", while the amount of the minimum wage is currently 1,478 euros net monthly. Also read • Direct Social Conference: to respond to anger, the Prime Minister brings together the unions on Monday morning An increase of 22 euros which does not satisfy Cyril Chabanier, "given the difficulty of the French to stock up or fill their fridge", even if "any boost is good to take".
The CFTC is calling for a “2% increase” in the minimum wage, or around thirty euros more net or around forty euros gross per month. “It’s not nothing, it represents a shopping basket,” explains Cyril Chabanier. "We also need branch negotiations" If the minimum wage passes the 1,500 euro mark, "this represents an increase of 1.5%, knowing that on January 1, it was automatically supposed to increase by 1%, so we need at least double, or 2%," he insists.
Furthermore, for the president of the CFTC, the increase in the minimum wage should not be the only measure taken by the government. “We also need industry negotiations,” explains Cyril Chabanier. “Salary scales have sometimes not been reviewed for 10 years.
" He therefore expects "a series of measures, and in particular flash negotiations in the branches from next week".
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