Panel members miss key wage meet again
A group of construction workers commute to work on a songthaew in the Rama IV area of Bangkok.
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Panel members miss key wage meet again
A group of construction workers commute to work on a songthaew in the Rama IV area of Bangkok. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)
The daily minimum wage hike to 400 baht nationwide cannot be introduced on Oct 1 as planned after some members of the tripartite wage committee failed to attend a meeting to discuss the proposed wage increase yet again on Friday.
Speaking after the meeting, Permanent Secretary for Labour Pairoj Chotikasathien said some employees and government officials on the 15-member committee did not show up, resulting in a lack…