BANGKOK, 22 June 2015 – The Thai Labor Solidarity Committee (TLSC) and members of the labor networks nationwide will be in Bangkok to urge the Prime Minister to enforce the same minimum wage rise across the country.
According to the TLSC President, Wilaiwan Sae-tia, the TLSC has recently submitted a petition to to Labor Minister General Surasak Kanjanarat and the Ministry of Labor Permanent Secretary, who is also a chairman of the Central Wage Committee (CWC), to consider applying the same wage of 360 baht to every province next year.
The Central Wage Committee previously said it would maintain the 300 baht minimum wage until 2015 before increasing it in the following year. The TLSC has claimed the rate should be the same throughout the country as more workers are struggling to cope with higher daily expenses.
However, the CWC said the new rate would vary regionally depending on the local economy. The TLSC, meanwhile, revealed in its recent survey that workers needed an average of 360 baht per day simply to survive.
The TLSC President further added that the TLSC would join other labor networks this Thursday at the Equestrian Statue of King Rama the 5th, before walking to the Government House to submit the petition to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
