Some labourers may get pay rise by October: JaruphongThe flat Bt300 minimum daily wage could initially be introduced in October among government and state-enterprise contract workers and later offered to the rest of the labour force in January, Pheu Thai Party secretary-general Jaruphong Ruengsuwan said yes05 Aug 11 The Nation "But I cannot tell you if the hike would be granted to workers across the country by January or only in Bangkok and other large provinces first," he added. "All I can say is that the Pheu Thai Party is confident that this policy can be implemented. We need to discuss the matter further with relevant agencies in business and public sectors," the new government's manager said. He added that the Pheu Thai Party, which will lead the new coalition, welcomed a meeting proposed by the Federation of Thai Industries and the Thai Chamber of Commerce two weeks after the Cabinet is set up to discuss the wage hike. Jaruphong said he had faith in the existing mechanism to calculate the minimum wage through the Wage Tripartite Committee, though he had earlier dismissed the panel, |
