“Thais need to have work with dignity,” Srettha said. — Reuters
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin defends a cornerstone policy pledge of his populist government, saying increases to the daily minimum wage would “not be a disaster” for business owners.
His comments came after a wage committee of government officials, labour representatives and businesses agreed to a 2.37% hike in the minimum wage to between 330 baht and 370 baht (US$9.23 to US$10.35) per day, which the prime minister deemed too low.
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