Thailand to postpone October 1 minimum wage hike, official says


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  • Monday, 23 Sep 2024

A general view of Khlong Toei fresh market during busy hour in Bangkok, Thailand, September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will postpone a hike in the minimum wage to 400 baht ($12.15) per day scheduled for October 1 by about two weeks due to a lack of a quorum at meetings of the committee working on the increase, a senior labour official said on Monday.

The committee, which includes representatives from employers, labour and the government, had failed to reach a quorum at two previous meetings to discuss the planned hike, Labour Ministry permanent secretary Pairoj Chotikasathien said.

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