Tag: Asia-Pacific

Thailand plans to increase the daily minimum wage to 400 baht ($11.76) next year, Labour Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday. “It will be a new year present,” he said. ...

Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that changes must be made to some labor rules including ordering the establishment of sectoral minimum wages, in response to a petition by several ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's economic advisory panel on Wednesday called on the government, management and labor unions to swiftly start talks on raising minimum wages, a key Ishiba policy ...

Japan’s political parties are promising to raise the minimum wage, a step that may win votes in Sunday’s general election but could squeeze the small and midsize firms that form ...

The jobless rate for 16-to-24-year olds in China, excluding students, fell to 17.6% in September from 18.8% a month prior, official data showed on Tuesday, offering officials relief after youth ...

Japan’s largest labor union group said on Friday it will seek wage hikes of at least 5% in 2025, similar to this year's hefty increase, although economists doubt that another ...

Disillusioned Chinese bankers and fund managers are giving up careers in a finance sector where government campaigns and regulation have colored prospects to the extent that areas as varied as ...

Australian employment beat forecasts for a sixth straight month in September, while the jobless rate held steady, reinforcing the view that the labor market remains tight as market bets for ...

U.S.-based consulting firm McKinsey is revamping its China business after reducing its government-linked clients and cutting about 500 jobs, which is around a third of its China workforce, the Wall ...

Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday, as it shifts ...