Hollande verhoogt het minimumloon

A survey by pollster CSA for communist daily Humanite showed that 82 percent of the French found it "insufficient", while criticism rained down upon Hollande's government.

Among unions, reactions were also negative. Bernard Thibault, head of the hardline CGT, told RTL radio that his union was "very unsatisfied", while a spokeswoman for Force Ouvriere said the increase was a "deception that would generate frustration and anger among workers".