Laos to increase minimum monthly wage for workers to allow people keep pace with rising cost of living

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The Lao government has approved raising the monthly minimum wage in Laos from 1,300,000 kips (66 U.S. dollars) to 1,600,000 kips (82 dollars), in a bid to keep pace with the rising cost of living.

Following the cabinet's monthly meeting for July, the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday issued a notice on raising the minimum wage for workers in Laos starting on Oct. 1, according to a Laopattana report on Friday.