In a show of gratitude for frontline workers, France will give $9 billion worth of pay raises to healthcare workers

• France will spend $9 billion to provide healthcare workers with pay raises, CNN reported.
• Healthcare workers would be given a monthly pay increase of an average of $209 (€183), the BBC reported. 
• The deal was signed by Prime Minister Jean Castex, Health Minister Olivier Véran, and trade union leaders. 
• Healthcare workers have been protesting for better pay, more hospital funding, and better working conditions. 
• Some unions called the deal a sham and said it doesn't meet their needs, the Independent reported.
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France will spend $9 billion to provide healthcare workers, especially those on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic with pay raises, CNN reported. 

According to the Independent, Prime Minister Jean Castex called it a "historic moment for our health system."

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