Voice of America: Businesses, Economists Debate Merits of Higher Minimum Wage in Thailand

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Businesses, Economists Debate Merits of Higher Minimum Wage in Thailand Jan 10th 2013, 13:10 Thailand has enacted a national minimum wage that mandates a daily rate of nearly $10. Although workers across the country welcomed the boost in income, some businesses have been laying off employees, complaining that they cannot afford to pay them. A policy to raise Thailand's national minimum wage was a key platform of the governing Pheu Thai Party of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in the lead up to general elections in 2011. The national minimum wage marks a sharp departure from past ... Media files: 364D4FF1-D85C-402B-A757-A6315D2C0062_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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