Politics · France · 6 hrs ago
Force Ouvrière leader calls for France’s minimum wage to reach €2,000
Frédéric Souillot leads the French union Force Ouvrière.
He said he wants the SMIC, France’s minimum wage, raised to €2,000 gross per month.
Gross pay is the amount before deductions.
The proposal concerns the minimum monthly pay level for workers covered by the SMIC.
It would set a target for what workers earn before deductions.
The available information does not say whether or when the proposal will be acted on.
Frédéric Souillot, head of the Force Ouvrière trade union, called for France’s minimum wage to be raised to €2,000 gross per month.
The proposal was reported by La Tribune on October 31, 2026.
The article headline specifies that the proposed amount is gross pay.
- Who
- Frédéric Souillot, secretary-general of Force Ouvrière.
- What
- He called for the minimum wage to reach €2,000 gross per month.
- When
- October 31, 2026.
- Where
- France.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Proposed minimum wage
- €2,000 gross per month
- Union leader
- Frédéric Souillot
- Union
- Force Ouvrière
- Publication date
- October 31, 2026
What people are saying
I want the minimum wage to be raised to 2,000 euros gross per month