Workers remind govt of Bt300 pledge
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Labour groups Friday decried the government's partial implementation of the Bt300 wagehike policy, reminding the Pheu Thailed administration of the party's campaign pledge to raise the minimum wage nationwide, and not just in seven provinces.
To mark Value of Work Day, some 1,000 workers marched to Government House to submit a petition asking Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to honour her promise to hike wages.
Labour leader Manas Kosol said Pheu Thai promised to boost the minimum wage to Bt300 per day nationwide immediately after assuming office. But the government subsequently modified the policy to cover just seven provinces starting on January 1, he said.
