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MEA union, minister agree on allowance

Deputy Interior Minister Boonjong Wongtrairat said after meeting representatives of the workers union at the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) late Wednesday afternoon that they agreed that MEA employees earning less than 15,000 baht a month... ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Wed, Jun 24 2009

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