webfact Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Minimum wage to be raised By The Nation The National Wage Committee announced on Friday (December 6) that it will raise the minimum wage by Bt6 for nine provinces and Bt5 for the rest of Thailand, Suthi Sukosol, Permanent Secretary of Labour, said. Workers in Chon Buri, Phuket, Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Prachin Buri will receive the additional Bt6 a day. This will give Phuket and Chonburi the highest minimum wages of Bt336 a day while those with the lowest minimum wages, Bt313/day, are Narathiwat and Pattani. The Permanent Secretary believes that the adjustment is appropriate for the economic situation. It’s expected to give some balance while also benefiting Thailand’s economy. The Committee will present the resolution to the Cabinet as soon as possible so that the measure can take effect by January 1, 2020. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379141 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-12-06 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 baht goes nowhere it should be at least 20bat increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalaxyMan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 It's a joke and an insult. 5-6 baht increase per day! What a shameful act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 It is quite amazing how these low paid worker manage to survive on such a small wage..I really feel for those doing heavy manual labour in this hot/humid country, hour after hour under the blazing sun for a pittance ! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Workers will be going out on the p++s celebrating such a fantastic wage increase.... damn pathetic, what is 6 baht a day going to mean? Sod all thats what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabarin Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Increase? In CM many have to accept a decrease to even 7k baht, as some owners cant afford more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadon Toploy Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 18 minutes ago, colinneil said: Workers will be going out on the p++s celebrating such a fantastic wage increase.... damn pathetic, what is 6 baht a day going to mean? Sod all thats what. If they all chip in, it's an extra can of Chang every day for the thirsty workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 38 minutes ago, nev said: 6 baht goes nowhere it should be at least 20bat increase. 6 baht is about 2%. Not so bad for a wage increase. A 7% increase would have a huge bad impact on many businesses ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 40 minutes ago, nev said: 6 baht goes nowhere it should be at least 20bat increase. Its almost a 2% increase so in line with inflation. 20 baht would be almost a whopping 7%....vicious circle of high wage increases only makes the end product on the shelf more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Pattaya46 said: 6 baht is about 2%. Not so bad for a wage increase. A 7% increase would have a huge bad impact on many businesses ! Like to see you surviving on that amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I can almost see the prices of a meal increase by 5 baht per meal,before the new rule comes into effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 The workers need a 5 baht increase in wages because now that plastic bags are not free people will have to buy them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 What an insult....! Later, the gubbermint will be able to crow that they: "Raised wages, to take people further away from poverty" I feel genuinely sorry for the Thai people, who have to suffer this indignaty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 36 minutes ago, colinneil said: Workers will be going out on the p++s celebrating such a fantastic wage increase.... damn pathetic, what is 6 baht a day going to mean? Sod all thats what. Well, it's a kong of lao khao extra per day. 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadon Toploy Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 24 minutes ago, colinneil said: Like to see you surviving on that amount. I have had to at times in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 They will be able to buy an egg for their breakfast ,and half a one for their dinner ???? regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdrigoSalvadore Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 37 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said: 6 baht is about 2%. Not so bad for a wage increase. A 7% increase would have a huge bad impact on many businesses ! But the inflation is 1-2% so their raise means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigand Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 weeks after a minimum wage increase then the price of everything will go up proportionately and it'll, as always, end up in the pockets of greedy corporations instead of making your average person better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpudlian Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 39 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said: 6 baht is about 2%. Not so bad for a wage increase. A 7% increase would have a huge bad impact on many businesses ! You are dangling a troll invite carrot for sure ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 A post trolling about prostitution has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursebob Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, GalaxyMan said: It's a joke and an insult. 5-6 baht increase per day! What a shameful act. at first I thought they meant 6 baht per hour, not per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 baht. Rather typical. These guys are so desperate to insure the poor stay poor. Is Sukosol part of the hotel empire of the same name? Would he know anything of minimum wage struggles? I tend to doubt it. What can one do with 6 baht these days and how does an administration take itself seriously, when it proposes a 2% pay hike? My guess is real inflation here is between 6 and 10%. What can one say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, baansgr said: Its almost a 2% increase so in line with inflation. 20 baht would be almost a whopping 7%....vicious circle of high wage increases only makes the end product on the shelf more expensive. Your defending the rich getting even richer! at the working mans expense of course, no wonder the "social divide" continues to increase every year, guaranteed it will increase for a good few more years now with pathetic increases like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLS Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 In the first place minimum wages should not be the same for all job sectors. For some businesses it’s already too high considered skills and productivity didn’t increase. A raise higher than inflation triggers even more inflation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Pattaya46 said: 6 baht is about 2%. Not so bad for a wage increase. A 7% increase would have a huge bad impact on many businesses ! And there is about a 0% chance that real inflation is at 2%! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 The best thing of all is that a person sitting in Phuket or Chonburi is worth more than people doing the exact same work in Narathiwat or Pattani. That´s outright sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalaxyMan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, nursebob said: at first I thought they meant 6 baht per hour, not per day. That's what you'd assume, as did I. Then I read it again and it pissssed me off. ???? I HATE unfairness, even though we live in a thoroughly unfair universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, Matzzon said: The best thing of all is that a person sitting in Phuket or Chonburi is worth more than people doing the exact same work in Narathiwat or Pattani. That´s outright sick! Are you serious ??? That's not that they worth more, but just that the cost of living is higher in these provinces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Pattaya46 said: Are you serious ??? That's not that they worth more, but just that the cost of living is higher in these provinces. Yes, I am serious! Of course it looks like their work are worth more in different provices. If you choose to live in a province where things are expensive, then you must find a work suitable for that. If you work in London in Mega Store as a cashier, or if you choose to live in Brighton and have the same work as a cashier. Is there a lower minimum salury in Brighton? No, it´s is not. That´s because the saluries are controlled through unions and business organisations and agreed upon to fit the whole country. That means that people doing the same work gets the same salury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigand Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 baht a day rise is pretty insulting really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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