According to Thailand's Ministry of Labor, Thailand's daily minimum wage will be raised from January 1, 2024, and the new wage scale will vary from 330 baht to 370 baht depending on the region.
A tripartite committee comprising representatives from Thailand's business sector, labour and ** approved the new wage scale on Friday. The current salary level at this stage is between 328 and 354 baht. And the new daily minimum wage will be **2 baht to 16 baht, with an average of **2.4%。
Workers in Phuket will receive a maximum daily wage of 370 baht, up from the current 354 baht, while workers in Nalatiwat, Pattani, and Yala will receive a minimum wage of 330 baht, up from the current 328 baht.
Workers in Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon (collectively known as the Bangkok Metropolitan Area) will receive a new daily wage of 363 baht, up from the current 353 baht** 10 baht per day.
Speaking after chairing a five-hour committee meeting on Friday, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Roger Pai, said the wages** would be submitted to the Cabinet for confirmation before being announced in the Royal Gazette. The new wage scale will go into effect on January 1.
"This adjustment will enable workers in Thailand to achieve a standard of living based on economic conditions that is suitable for businesses," Pai Rojie said. He also explained that the salary of a worker in Phuket is 370 baht because Phuket is unique in that there is almost no agriculture in the province and most of the workers work in the tourism industry. In addition, the cost of living in Phuket is higher than in other provinces.
Therefore, Phuket's new daily wage of 370 baht is appropriate," said Mr. Pirojie. However, the new daily wage is lower than the Pheu Thai Party promised during its election campaign earlier this year.
The ruling Pheu Thai Party previously announced a policy of raising the minimum wage to 400 baht per day, a promise made by the party in the last time, and this wage adjustment has attracted more public attention than usual.
However, Labor Secretary Pifa poured cold water on this last month, saying that wages could only **2% – in line with the current level of low inflation. The last time the Tripartite Commission approved a 5 per cent salary increase was in October last year.
The plan for a steep pay rise for the Pheu Thai Party has unnerved business owners, who fear it will push up operating costs and make Thailand less attractive to investors amid poor economic performance.
However, according to Thai media reports, there may be another salary increase in 2024, and the daily minimum wage will rise to 400 baht.
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