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194810
Wed, 07/13/2011 - 13:52
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Would-be Thai PM is open to opinions on minimum wage hike
BANGKOK, July 13 (TNA) - Thailand's would-be prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra confirmed Wednesday that she is ready to listen to local business operators’ opinions on her Pheu Thai Party's proposed plan to raise minimum wages to 300 baht a day, as she will not rush into its implementation.
In response to the local private sector’s opposition to the new wage surge, Yingluck insisted that she has valued the business operators’ comments and is ready to listen, and that her Pheu Thai Party will discuss the issue and the possibility of the proposed wage hike with all concerned parties.
Regarding the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)’s request for the new Pheu Thai Party-led government to subsidize the wage increase for a certain period, Yingluck said that she needs some times to consider the point and she will not rush into making any decision nor ignore possible impacts, and that she thinks the issue is negotiable.
Meanwhile, Weeradet Tangtrongwejakit, Chair of the Buri Ram Chamber of Commerce, complained that the nationwide 300-baht wage hike policy would make labour costs unaffordable to local employers and they would have to lay off parts of their workforces, urging the new Thai government to, instead, raise the minimum wages at gradual steps, reduce prices of goods and services and costs of living and subsidize operators and workers. (TNA)
In response to the local private sector’s opposition to the new wage surge, Yingluck insisted that she has valued the business operators’ comments and is ready to listen, and that her Pheu Thai Party will discuss the issue and the possibility of the proposed wage hike with all concerned parties.
Regarding the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)’s request for the new Pheu Thai Party-led government to subsidize the wage increase for a certain period, Yingluck said that she needs some times to consider the point and she will not rush into making any decision nor ignore possible impacts, and that she thinks the issue is negotiable.
Meanwhile, Weeradet Tangtrongwejakit, Chair of the Buri Ram Chamber of Commerce, complained that the nationwide 300-baht wage hike policy would make labour costs unaffordable to local employers and they would have to lay off parts of their workforces, urging the new Thai government to, instead, raise the minimum wages at gradual steps, reduce prices of goods and services and costs of living and subsidize operators and workers. (TNA)
