wingnut (June 6th, 2021)
My bad, it might be about 150 baht per-month more nowadays.
https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/ins...wage-increment
Say you work 26 days/month = 26 * 313 = 8138 baht.The proposed increment is applicable to unskilled workers and ranges from 313-336 Baht, depending on provinces, representing an increase of five to six Baht from the current daily wage rate range of 308-330 Baht.
As far as I'm aware at least, 7/11 pays minimum wage. I remember Kim's little sister worked there for a while, and was only making about 8000/month.
There are a few Thais who are filthy rich (no names, of course) and so the average is meaningless, other than showing why the country needs a good dose of socialism.
Ruthrieston (June 4th, 2021)
mr giggles (June 4th, 2021)
There is no such thing as a good dose of socialism.
Corrupt socialism will probably be even worse than corrupt capitalism. Then to see how socialism compares with capitalism, e.g. East Germany with West Germany or North Korea v South Korea.
What Thailand needs to do is reduce corruption, raise minimum wages, encourage some productivity improvements and improve the education system.
christianpfc (June 4th, 2021)
Agree.
The average gross income in Thailand is only 14.300 THB/month according to the data linked below:
https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicato...nthly-earnings
Thailand has the largest wealth gap in the world, with the richest 1% in Thailand controlling almost 67% of the country’s wealth.
Oliver2 (June 4th, 2021), Ruthrieston (June 4th, 2021), TaoR (June 4th, 2021)
The disparity is increasing at an unsustainable rate.
Thailands-evolving-wealth-distribution.jpg
https://www.aseantoday.com/2019/01/t...ing-elections/
would be interesting to see how the US, UK, Germany and the scandinavian utopias compare.
Armando (June 4th, 2021), Oliver2 (June 4th, 2021), Ruthrieston (June 4th, 2021)