News Forum - Thailand’s chicken industry suffering from lack of migrant workers

[Thaiger]

Thailand, one of the world’s major producers of chicken products, is struggling to keep up with exports. Japanese food companies, one of the major importers of Thai chicken, are feeling the pinch. Like many industries, it’s a labour shortage causing many of the issues. Around the world, supply chains have been severely disrupted by the Covid pandemic and labourers have been unable to return to the factories churning out the products. Including chicken. Nichirei Foods is one of Japan’s top producers of frozen foods, headquartered in Tokyo, but with significant investment in Thai food factories. They had to cease operations at […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

Thais from the tourist industry might need a new job? Oh I forgot, the  country will open 1 November so everything will he back to normal....

[Lowseasonlover]

It must be a huge industry in Thailand I went to one place in Saraburi there was 7000 employees 

[BainaiThai]

What are they paying...that Thai are unwilling to work there.

[Paco]

6 hours ago, BainaiThai said:

What are they paying...that Thai are unwilling to work there.

like every country it is a shitty job that nobody wants to do, every country have such jobs and hire migrants

 

Japan hire thais for their factories, not 1 Japanese is working there

[Jason]

Shortages of migrant workers has caused these supply shortages everywhere in the world. Thailand isn't alone in that respect. 

[Lowseasonlover]

20 hours ago, BainaiThai said:

What are they paying..

Chicken feed

[RobMuir]

21 hours ago, BainaiThai said:

What are they paying...that Thai are unwilling to work there.

More than the Burmese get paid in Burma. 

Thailand is the land of opportunity in this area with millions of Burmese, Cambodians and Laotians and their families being dragged out of poverty because of the opportunities been given to them by Thailand. 

[BainaiThai]

So nobody knows what they pay?