News Forum - Thailand answering 500,000 migrant labour shortage

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Thailand’s Chamber of Commerce yesterday insisted it is addressing the shortage of migrant workers needed to help boost the nation’s economy. The department accepts more than 500,000 additional foreign workers are needed in its manufacturing and services sectors to support economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic but says it is doing all it can to support the kingdom’s businesses. Chamber of Commerce vice chairman, Poj Aramwattananont, made known the demand for workers is surging now almost all coronavirus-related travel and business restrictions to accelerate economic recovery have been lifted by the government. “Labour is considered a key machine in propelling […]

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On 7/13/2022 at 12:17 PM, Thaiger said:

Thailand’s Chamber of Commerce yesterday insisted it is addressing the shortage of migrant workers needed to help boost the nation’s economy. 

You have a country who for the past 2 1/2 years has been ravaged by the lack of tourism.  You have businesses closed, work hours reduced, and people in food lines.  And somehow there is a lack of Thai's to take those jobs.  This is the same crap fed to the USA people about the need for illegals.  The fact is there is no shortage of workers, there is a shortage manufactured only because the employer wants to pay a wage lower than what the resident of that country is willing to work for.