Wage hike offers only small relief

The new minimum daily wage rate, with a few baht increase depending on location, will take effect as of Wednesday in what is dubbed a tiny new year’s gift for labourers.

The new structure which is announced in the Royal Gazette on Friday will see minimum daily wages going up to 313-346 baht from the current 308-330 baht rate which is applied to 10 clusters of provinces.

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