With Pheu Thai now the core party in government, its campaign promise to raise the minimum daily wage to 600 baht by 2027 might have high chances of success.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin floated 400 baht per day as a reasonable level for the minimum wage during a parliamentary debate on the government’s policy statement last month.
The minimum daily wage currently varies from one province to another, from 328 baht to 354 baht, with the average daily minimum wage at 337…