News Forum - Labour Minister says government considering increasing minimum wage to 492 baht

[Thaiger]

Thailand’s Labour Minister says the government is considering increasing the daily minimum wage to 492 baht. Suchart Chomklin was addressing the Anti-Fake News Centre in an attempt to clarify rumours circulating on social media, according to a Nation Thailand report. “The ministry has discussed the raise with representatives of workers’ unions and businesses based on the rate submitted by the minimum wage sub-committee in each province. The highest rate submitted has been 492 baht per day, but this is for specific provinces and is not yet final.” According to Suchart, his ministry will need to take into account a number […]

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[RichardR]

And this is for how many hours. Maybe an hourly salary clarifies things a bit better.  If the employee has to work 16 hours or 8, that makes a huge difference