Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2012

Consideration for setting up the minimum wage rate: The committee on wage would take into account the criteria specified in the “Labor Protection Act B.E 2541 (1998) ” and the amended version no. 3 in 2008, compliance with the actual wage rate, cost of living index, inflation rate, standard of living, cost of production and price, business performance and labor productivity, as well as economic and social situations. The minimum wage rate would not be below the base minimum rate, set by the wage committee. If there is no minimum wage rate setting up in particular areas it means that base minimum wage rate is the minimum wage rate. Currently, there was an amendment and announcement regarding the minimum wage rates (no. 6 ), dated 2 November, 2011, which was effective since April 1, 2012 . Minimum Wage Rates refer to wage rate that is enough for unskilled labor can earn their life according to their local economic and social conditions. Unskilled Labor refers to laborer with education level was lower than 6 years of secondary school, he or she might have just finished schooling or finished sometime ago, never worked or used to work less than one year. Setting up the minimum wage rate aims at protection and ensuring their minimum income for unskilled labor to enter into new labor market, however there were some labors, with experience more than one year but being employed with the minimum wage rate. 57 Labour Statistics