The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) is urging the government to base the daily minimum wage calculation on inflation, not politically-motivated factors, as the Labour Ministry plans to enforce the new wage hike in October, which is sooner than originally anticipated.
Tanit Sorat, vice-chairman of EconThai, said on Tuesday a 5-8% increase should be suitable and warned against any attempts to raise the wage out of a plot to attract votes in a general election next year.
