The Cabinet endorsed the wage committee’s proposal today for an increase in minimum wage, to 400 baht/day, for employees of 4-star hotels in specific areas of 10 tourist provinces, effective April 13.

 

The 4-star hotels which employ at least 50 employees must be located in Pathumwan and Wattana districts in Bangkok, Ao Nang sub-district in Krabi, Pattaya in Chon Buri, the municipal area of Chiang Mai’s Muang district, Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan, the Khuekkhak municipal area in Phang-nga’s Takua Pa district, Phuket province, Ban Phe sub-district in.

 

Rayong province, the Hat Yai municipal area in Songkhla or Koh Samui in Surat Thani.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-04-02

 

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14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Cabinet endorsed the wage committee’s proposal today for an increase in minimum wage, to 400 baht/day, for employees of 4-star hotels in specific areas of 10 tourist provinces, effective April 13.

A joke... 

Ridiculous. A government that can't see the trees for the weeds.

 

Howsabout a general minimum wage rise for ALL workers in Thailand? (Oh no! It's the tourist industry that's leading Thailand in to the future, don't you know!)