

The government pledged to increase the daily minimum wage to 400 baht this year and 600 baht within four years, but this policy might be insufficient to persuade Thais working abroad to return home as the minimum wage abroad is higher than in their home country.Īs a result, Thailand is likely to continue to depend on labourers from neighbouring countries. One urgent task is to bring home thousands of Thai nationals affected by the conflict in the Middle East and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Since the cabinet led by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was sworn into office almost seven weeks ago, the administration has faced numerous incidents, testing the vows it made to the public on the campaign trail. Mr Srettha makes a point on Oct 2 to state agency representatives during a seminar on planning the annual expenditure budget. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill
