Workers remind govt of Bt300 pledge
Labour groups yesterday decried the government's partial implementation of the Bt300 wage-hike policy, reminding the Pheu Thai-led 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.
He called on Yingluck to clarify when workers nationwide would be paid Bt300 a day.
In a related development, a group of university students held a rally at Government House yesterday calling on the government to guarantee a Bt15,000 entry-level salary for graduates with a bachelor’s degree.
As workers and students congregated, vehicles were restricted to one lane, causing traffic snarls around Government House in the morning.
