Should the government raise the national minimum wage?
The minimum wage in France is €9.61 per hour per hour for workers who are over 18 years of age and have at least 6 months of training. France has the third highest minimum wage in the EU behind the UK (€10.20) and the Luxembourg (€11.10). France was the first European country to pass a minimum wage law in 1950. In 2013, President François Hollande raised the minimum wage twice even as Germany and other North European countries called for wage restraint in an effort to decrease debt. Mr. Hollande’s wage increases angered both the left, who argued that the wages were not raised enough and the right who argued that the increase would hurt employers.
66% Yes |
32% No |
57% Yes |
29% No |
7% Yes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
2% No, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle |
3% Yes, and make it a living wage |
1% No, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family |
0% No, and eliminate all wage standards |
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i am satisfied with the current minimum wage
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Yes, but adjust it on a regional level for a living wage
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Yes, make it a living wage that is adjusted for inflation in order to best benefit citizens
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Yes, and adjust wage for everyone
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Abolish the minimum wage and leave it to companies, unions and authorities to negotiate it in each case
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