Latest survey comes from Phuket Provincial Labor Office stated more than 70% of Phuket business owners are agree to raise minimum wage into 300 baht a day. This news stated today in the meeting of Phuket officials as it led by Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha. There were also Phuket Provincial Labor Office Chief Suttipong Saisakares, Phuket Provincial Commerical Affairs named Jarus Phetpakdee, and labor representatives.

The survey has reviewed 5,381 businesses, said Mr Suttipong. “Most of the businesses agree to increase the minimum wage into 300 baht including Phuket Chapter of the Federation of Thai Industries and the Phuket Chamber of Commerce,” said him. Last minimum wage was in 220 bath per day then it will be 300 baht per day on April 1 next year, said him. “Hotel owners would introduce the increase slowly. Qualified employees will get wage rise so the rise would be fair,” said him.

“From January to the end of November this year, there were up 42,000 people registered into the Labor Office for searching a job. From those amount, 33,763 persons were eliminated from the list due to they had already found a job,” said him. Though it described the unemployment condition as a constant state of flux, depending on the high season, Mr Suttipong stated unemployment rate has fallen in Phuket. “At first registered unemployed persons are 5,470 and now 4,679 employees had worked. About 4,722 employees matched their job during the same period,” said him. Wichin Dasantad, the labor’s representative said, “The minimum wage increase is not a big problem since Phuket economy is on growing step especially in tourism industry.” This news later expected to attract workers to solve the problem of labor shortage in the job market.

News by Phuket Gazette