Employers in Thailand who have not raised
their workers' minimum daily wage to 300 baht (US$9.7) after the April 1
deadline will be facing legal action, the Department of Labour Protection and
Welfare said yesterday.
Meanwhile,
employers who have been including other benefits under the guise of increasing
the basic wage have one month to stop doing so, otherwise they will face
prosecution, which includes six months in jail and/or a fine of up to 100,000
baht ($3,230), director-general Arthit Issamo said.
Arthit
was responding to calls from labour leader Chalee Loysoong, who said a large
number of workers had complained about not being given a raise after the April
1 deadline, which covered businesses in seven provinces including Bangkok.
In
response to a statement from Bhumindr Harinsuit, deputy chairman of the Thai
Chamber of Commerce, who expressed concern that security guards, maids, hotel
staff and contractors might lose their jobs because their employers could not
shoulder higher costs, Arthit said these positions were far too important to be
terminated.
"I
don't believe they will be sacked because then who will guard and clean the
business premises," he said, though he did not say anything about hotel
staff and contractors.
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