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    Posted: 19-Feb-2009 at 20:46

France has agreed to increase payments to low-paid workers on its Caribbean territories, as it attempts to head off escalating protests and violence.

Prime Minister Francois Fillon proposed supplementing their wages with a 200-euro ($253; £176) monthly payment.

Union supporter in Guadeloupe
Unions on the islands have been demanding payments for the poor


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7899062.stm
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