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1. learning | 10 Apr 2012
Will SMEs avoid new minimum wages?
About business
» Small businesses not inspected by government (informal sector) may simply not pay the new 40% higher minimum wages. Official SME employment may drop from 81% to 70%.
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2. learning | 03 Apr 2013
Soaring wages equals rising prices
About business & economics
» As minimum wages rise for companies in Asia making cheap exports more difficult (toys, clothes, furniture). Inflation results as higher costs passed onto consumers.
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3. learning | 12 Jul 2011
Poor foreign workers: No minimum wage
About jobs
» Employers get around minimum wages with workers from poorer countries which they pay less.
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4. news | 12 May 2013
Bangladesh to raise garment workers' minimum wages
By AFP
» Bangladesh has set up a panel to raise the minimum wage for millions of garment workers, a minister said Sunday, as tens of thousands protested over poor conditions highlighted by a series of disasters.
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5. learning | 26 Jul 2011
UN seal of approval
About economics
» Foreign direct investment may improve with higher minimum wages, a natural part of moving from industries with unskilled labour to skilled labour.
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6. learning | 25 Jul 2012
Where is Thailand's economy going?
About the economy
» From rice purchases to minimum wages to government handouts, clear long-term plans for the future being replaced by short-term election promises.
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7. learning | 30 Aug 2011
Wages catching up, labour shortage
About labour
» 7.8% earn less than 1,687 a month, wages behind inflation and productivity, labour shortage as wages catch up.
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8. learning | 23 Jan 2013
Strong baht hurting SME exporters
About business & economics
» With baht rising in value recently & minimum wages rising, what can the Bank of Thailand do about it?
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9. learning | 14 Nov 2012
Housemaids: Right to day off & holidays
About labour & the law
» New law gives maids one day off per week & time off when sick. Still not covered by law: minimum wages & work hour limits.
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10. news | 29 Apr 2013
End in sight for 'cheap' Asia labour
By dpa
» China's affluent cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen will raise their minimum wages by 19% in the manufacturing heartland of Guangdong province on Wednesday, to coincide with international Labour Day.

