The results of a study by the Bangkok University Research Center (Bangkok Poll), titled “Perspectives on Labor After the Minimum Wage Increased to 300 Baht,” were released recently. This study showed widespread dissatisfaction among the working class about the minimum wage salary increase.
The sample size polled was 1,052 respondents, aged 18 years and above. The poll results showed that workers were less than enthusiastic about the minimum wage increase.
Almost two-thirds of those polled (65.2%) said that they were not affected by the new minimum wage.
In regards to living conditions, 45.9% of the respondents reported that they did not encounter any change, while 44.2% said that their living conditions improved.
Pattaya Daily News reports that according to the Minister of Industry, Thailand’s small and medium-sized enterprises had reduced their staffs by 15% following the wage hike.
