Construction sector teeters under Covid-19 fallout

By THE NATION

 

 

The nationwide lockdown and curfew have hit the construction industry in Thailand very badly, said Angsurat Areekul, president of the Thai Contractors Association.

 

The curfew has cut down on workers’ hours, while provinces closing their borders has forced daily wage earners to rush back to their hometowns, he said, adding that this exodus has created a severe shortage in labour.

 

He also pointed out that due to isolation measures, officials have not been able to physically check sites of government projects and have instead had to rely on teleconferences with contractors and local officials’ take on the projects.

 

Angsurat also said that construction projects in the private sector are expected to drop by around 30 per cent due to the economic slowdown and suspension of many businesses.

 

The Covid-19 crisis has also adversely affected the industry’s supply chain due to worldwide obstruction on transportation of equipment and materials.

 

In a bid to survive, construction businesses are also calling on the government to speed up the consideration of paying outstanding wages as well as come up with a specific procedure for the checking of projects during this time of crisis.

 

Government contract holders also want the government to extend the period of their contracts and issue new remedial measures.

 

He added that his association will propose measures to the government based on project owners’ opinions on April 20.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386255

 

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Does this include Italian Thai?  Hard to feel sorry for that guy, but hope his workers will be okay.  Serious mix of emotions.   

13 hours ago, rooster59 said:

officials have not been able to physically check sites of government projects and have instead had to rely on teleconferences with contractors and local officials’ take on the projects.

 

This should ensure proper construction methods are being adhered to.  ????

Not only Ital - Thai, also Sino - Thai (Minister for Public Health)!

I wonder if those enormous new condos being built in Pattaya, ie Panora, Diamond Point and Solaire will proceed, as I cannot imagine that anyone will be buying condos for the foreseeable future !

Not many were getting sold even before this happened.  But as most of the condo building thing is nothing more than one big money laundering scam, it will keep going. Before anyone asks, I have absolutely no hard evidence for that view, just a common sense deduction, that as sure as eggs are eggs, nobody is making any profit out of them, so they must be being built for another reason. 

Edited April 18, 20206 yr by Pilotman