OMG, total over reaction, who said they are peasants? Who said they are at our beck and call? Impose on them, a bit condescending.
Wake up to reality, cost of living has gone up in Thailand, people are struggling financially, someone may welcome the extra income, local ironing shops cater for Thai's and surprisingly any other nationality that wish to use their services, it's called a business.
The local ironing shop I have used for the past 7 years has only one farang (me) using their service, all the others are Thai’s.