From today's BKK Post;
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's proposal to raise the daily minimum wage to 250 baht nationwide - 21% higher than today's rate in Bangkok - continues to provoke a lively debate among employers and economists.
I doubt any of us have any idea how hard it is for the working class in Thailand. In rural areas the rate is as low as 151 bt a day - for those who actually have jobs. Sort of puts the red shirts into context !
The economic intelligence centre of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) said that if 250 baht was the final rate, entrepreneurs in 39 of the 76 provinces would be hard hit, because they now pay their workers much less than that.
It said a rate of 250 baht would be 66% higher than the lowest daily wage now paid - 151 baht in remote provinces including Mae Hong Son and Phayao.
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