Govt plans to raise minimum wage by 5-8%

Workers hold signs calling for a daily minimum wage of 492 baht across the country as they celebrate Labour Day at Democracy Monument on May 1, 2022. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul)

The government plans to raise the mininum wage for the first time in more than two years, by 5% to 8% to help workers cope with the impact of the pandemic, according to the national wage committee and the labour minister.

The national wage committee expects to recommend the hike in the daily minimum wage when it meets later this month, committee member Phijit Deesui told Reuters on Monday.