(Bangkok Post file photo)Workers have been urged to reject the setting of daily minimum wages by tripartite provincial committees and to press for a national panel with more diverse representation. In a statement on Friday, the group also demanded that the 2018 minimum wage be high enough to support two family members in line with the principles of the 1970 Minimum Wage Fixing Convention (No.131) of the International Labor Organization. The group wants the provincial wage committees scrapped, leaving only the national wage committee but with a more diverse composition. “Effective price controls of consumer products could help so that minimum wage hikes are meaningful,” Mr Satit added. Last raised on Jan 1 this year, the daily minimum wage is now 300 baht in eight provinces, 305 baht in 49 provinces, 308 baht in 13 provinces and 310 baht in seven provinces.

Source: Bangkok Post September 08, 2017 14:15 UTC