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Informal workers are calling for equal attention from the government as it implements its 300 baht daily minimum wage policy for workers in the formal sector.
The country's 24 million informal workers, including contract farmers, housemaids, and home workers, contribute about 45% of gross domestic product, said the Foundation for Labour and Employement Promotion, a network of informal workers.
The minimum wage policy was driving up the price of consumer goods, leaving informal workers struggling, said Phunsap Tulaphan, the foundation's manager.
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