Some 3,000 workers rallied outside the Government House of Thailand on Thursday, the International Labor Day, demanding a government guarantee that their daily minimum wage would be 233 baht (about 7.5 U.S. dollars) nationwide.
Members of the Thai Labor Solidarity Committee gathered earlier at the Democracy Monument to celebrate the Labor Day and later marched to Government House to submit their demands to the prime minister on behalf of over 70 labor organizations nationwide.
Major demands being submitted to the government include a request for an adjustment of the daily minimum wage to 233 baht (about 7.5 U.S. dollars) throughout the country, full protection to laborers in every type of works, scrap a government plan to privatize state-enterprises, revamp social security and to speedily enforce safety law for laborers while at work.
According to local news network The Nation, the workers from many labor umbrella groups also accused Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government of wasting its time trying to amend the Constitution instead of working for the benefits of workers.
They also called on the government to amend the Labor Relations Act and control the prices of consumers' goods.
Source: Xinhua
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