Thailand's new Prime Minister. Yingluck Shinawatra, promises to raise the country's minimum wage. Thailand's constitution and the country's commitments under international labor laws guarantee equal standards for all workers, including registered adn unregistered migrants. However current practices suggest that the new minimum wage will not apply to most foreign workers. At present, few Burmese workers in Thailand receive the minimum wage, which varies from province to province. In Mae Sot, near the Thai-Burmese border, workers are entitled to a daily wage of 162 baht, but few of the thousands of Burmese factory employees and other workers in the area receive that amount. These wages are unlikely to rise anytime soon, despite increases in basic food prices made life even tougher for workers in low-paying jobs. Talks between businessmen and the government about creating a special economic zone in the area have centered on allowing factory owners to set wages.