Big jump in Thai labourers heading overseas for work

By The Nation

 

 

An increasing number of job seekers are travelling abroad to work as the Covid-19 situation in Thailand has eased.

 

Newly appointed Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin pointed out that workers going abroad will help reduce the unemployment problem at home, stimulate the economy, and bring money back into the country.

 

Thailand has not reported any domestic Covid-19 cases for almost three months.

 

In addition, the government has relaxed international travel measures, making it possible Thai workers to head overseas.

 

Department of Employment statistics showed 2,394 people travelling to work abroad from Suvarnabhumi Airport in July 2020, a big jump from June when only 585 people travelled for work.

 

"Many countries began to revive economic activities. The labour force is the most important factor of production in the business sector. Thai workers are needed in overseas labour markets due to their discipline and good skill. In addition, Thailand has good management of Covid-19 that is globally recognised. This increases the opportunity for Thai workers to work abroad, especially skilled and semi-skilled labour," Suchart said.

 

The plan to send Thai workers to work overseas after the Covid-19 situation between June and September 2020 targets 52,253 people to countries such as Taiwan (20,120 people), Japan (3,818), South Korea (6,421), Malaysia (2,448), Singapore (2,934), and Israel (2,840).

 

As of July 2020, there were 121,922 Thais still working in foreign countries, 91,541 in Asia and South Asia, the most being 59,375 in Taiwan, 24,312 in the Middle East (the most being in Israel, 21,916), 5,720 people in Europea and America -- 693 in Hungary alone -- and 349 in African countries.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393051

 

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30 minutes ago, webfact said:

Newly appointed Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin pointed out that workers going abroad will help reduce the unemployment problem at home,

 

30 minutes ago, webfact said:

2,394 people travelling to work abroad from Suvarnabhumi Airport in July 2020,

Only in the region of 7,997,606 unemployed to worry about now !

Edited August 16, 20205 yr by Thaiwrath

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

pointed out that workers going abroad will help reduce the unemployment problem at home

is there any logic in this place ? thailand is losing their brigthest and the people they need most and they , the single digit iQ leaders, think it is a positive !

58 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thai workers are needed in overseas labour markets due to their discipline and good skill. In addition, Thailand has good management of Covid-19 that is globally recognised.

They simply cannot open their mouths without a healthy spattering of face building nonsense. 

 

Thais are desired in a small number of labour markets because they are cheap. 

 

Thai covid numbers are low because they have tested almost nobody. One of the lowest testing rates in the world. A plan they set out on at the beginning because they knew without tourists their economy would be devastated. 

Edited August 16, 20205 yr by Fex Bluse

TG 950 flew BKK-CPH yesterday.

 

Assume they connect to berrytown at CPH?

 

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

In addition, the government has relaxed international travel measures, making it possible Thai workers to head overseas.

Shame it's not the same in reverse.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Newly appointed Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin pointed out that workers going abroad will help reduce the unemployment problem at home, stimulate the economy, and bring money back into the country.

While a post yesterday stated 69,000 Thais had returned from overseas during the last month... so I guess one cancels out the other?

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Shame it's not the same in reverse.

Sooner or later it might be. You may be able to welcome Americans, Brazilians, Indians, Europeans and Egyptians with no quarantine staying in AirBnb next door to your home...

 

Oh happy times!

so what kind of high skilled jobs thais are doing overseas ?  massage ?

Probably 60% of these overseas workers are of the female persuasion - P4P.

34 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

so what kind of high skilled jobs thais are doing overseas ?  massage ?

Thai also pick lingon berries in Sweden.

2 minutes ago, Youlike said:

Thai also pick lingon berries in Sweden.

Is berry picking a skilled occupation ?

Cambodians come to Thailand to work , Thais go to Europe to work .

2 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

so what kind of high skilled jobs thais are doing overseas ?  massage ?

Some of those girls are highly skilled ....

Is it possible it's because they can make more than 300 baht a day? Seems unlikely.????

Why not keep all the Thais here to work....then they wouldn't need to let so many foreigners come here to work?

It's the opposite of Hotel California... 'You can check out any time you like But you can never return'. Well, not without a 100 foot pile of A4 docs and a quarantine in a 20M per week mansion.