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Minimum wage to rise by only 2.4%

New rates far short of the 400 baht a day promised by Pheu Thai during election campaign

A worker performs maintenance at the Tha Tian pier in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok on Nov 26. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

The average daily minimum wage will rise by 2.4% effective from Jan 1, far short of the level promised by the Pheu Thai Party during its election campaign earlier this year.

The tripartite committee on wages,…

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