Minimum wage to rise next month, but not to B400/day

The minimum daily wage will be raised by the end of next month, but the new rate won’t become as high as the 400 baht promised by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin previously, Labour Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said on Monday.

The wage hike is intended as a New Year gift for daily wage earners, while the promised 400-baht new minimum daily wage rate will be…