Next slide about Direct Labor rate and Wage increase mitigation
As everyone know in last 3 years our country has new government policy about minimum wages increased 2 times, the first time in April 2012 minimum wage increased from 169 Thb per day to 236 Thb per day and second times on January 2013 up to 300 Thb per day, that effect impact to direct hourly rate may be up to 80 Thb per hours in this fiscal year impact to high product cost, we try to work together, more control headcount of operators, overtime exp.,and drive to process improvement by lean cell concept can we reduced and control direct hourly rate now situation run around 65 – 68 thb per hours . While if no have impact minimum wage increased direct hourly rate is very low at 48 – 53 thb per hour.