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		<title>France SMIC Increase: Minimum Wage to Rise 2.4% on June 1st, 2026</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/05/smic-increase-june-2026-amount/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou confirms a 2.4% SMIC increase starting June 1, 2026. Discover the]]></description>
		
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		<title>SMIC vs Average Salary in France: A Reality Check for 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year, millions of workers in France watch for the update to the SMIC, the]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;Prices Remain Delirious&#8221;&#8230; In Spain, the Spectacular Drop in Inflation, Miracle or Mirage?</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2023/06/prices-remain-delirious-spain-spectacular-drop-inflation-miracle-mirage/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[COST OF LIVING: With inflation at just 3.2% in May, Spain is a good European]]></description>
		
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		<title>Transport: Blockages, Dams, Snail Operations &#8230; Truckers are Demanding Better Wages</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2019/12/transport-blockages-dams-snail-operations-truckers-demanding-better-wages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[MOBILISATION: With the truckers mobilising for better wages, it will add more bad news for motorists]]></description>
		
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		<title>750 Million Euros for Emergencies: 12 Measures Proposed by the Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Monday 9th September 2019, Health Minister Agnès Buzyn detailed a vast plan for emergency]]></description>
		
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		<title>Yellow Vests: Michel-Edouard Leclerc Believes that &#8220;Work Does Not Pay Enough in France&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the midst of the yellow vests crisis, Michel-Edouard Leclerc spoke at the microphone of]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gas, wages &#8230; What changes from October 1st</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2018/09/gas-wages-what-changes-from-october-1st/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2018 08:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assistance to cover childcare costs will be more important for single-parent families and jobless contributions]]></description>
		
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		<title>Air France: New Episode in the Wage Battle with a Strike from 23rd to 26th June</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2018/06/air-france-new-episode-in-the-wage-battle-with-a-strike-from-23rd-to-26th-june/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 07:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[STRIKE ACTION: The call to strike at Air France, is likely to be &#8220;lifted or reinforced&#8221;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Strike: Air France Plans to Insure Nearly 85% of Flights on Monday 7th May</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2018/05/__trashed/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 12:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Air France management plans to provide nearly 85% of the flights on Monday, the fourteenth]]></description>
		
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		<title>Air France: Pilots Announce Four Days of Strike Action in May</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2018/04/air-france-pilots-announce-four-days-of-strike-action-in-may/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th May, the Air France unions call again for]]></description>
		
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