webfact Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only Thailand has seen a sharp rise in unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Suan Dusit Poll. The poll, which was carried out between 15-18 March, asked 1,155 people in Thailand about their financial situation and current employment status. Almost half of the respondents, (47%) said they had seen their savings decrease, and there was less money to spend on clothes and cosmetics (38.65%) and daily travel expenses had also been cut (36.40%). At the same time, 22.59% said they were spending on food and drink, while 22.49% said their credit card debt had increased. 55.23% of respondents said their personal savings had been drained to cover an emergency, while 42.5% said they had been forced to borrow money from family members. Others were able to borrow money from banks (32.98%), borrow from friends (27.70%) or use a credit card (26.56%). Well over half the respondents (65.94) said that unemployment was causing them stress, while 60.30% said they believed the current economic situation has resulted in an increase in robberies and theft. Most people (59.25%) said that COVID-19 was to blame to the current economic situation. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-03-22 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 From all the hustle and bustle going on in my city it sure is hard to believe this poll. Some things are not always obvious and I am glad that, for now, my family has been spared this hardship. We have had some really dry years so I understand anyone going through hard times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baansgr Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2021 With 40 million less tourists and an economy that relies so heavily on Foreigners....is it any wonder.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiophil Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2021 41 minutes ago, webfact said: At the same time, 22.59% said they were spending on food and drink, And the other 77.41%????? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 And all of you / us suffering, don't forget who brought this misery into the world. Those living in their cave off a Government pension ( they deserve) rather keep quiet. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) Like Duh... isn't like stating to obvious when a calamity and a catastrophe strikes people loses jobs and earning capabilities and the whole economy goes into slow gear?... Edited March 22, 2021 by ezzra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand has seen a sharp rise in unemployment Still there's room to import labor from neighbouring countries? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 3 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand has seen a sharp rise in unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Suan Dusit Poll. Jinga ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Deli said: And all of you / us suffering, don't forget who brought this misery into the world. Those living in their cave off a Government pension ( they deserve) rather keep quiet. Bravo! You nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sydebolle Posted March 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 While 1‘000+ respondents are not essentially a valid average, it remains a fact, that almost everybody is living over their means. Credit cards, pay-later-plans, overdrafts, cars/bikes/houses on finance - all this is about to implode sooner or later. The Covid-issue and the legalized junta captains add their grain of hardship to the situation, combined with the lazy attitude of most Thais - a sure cocktail for disaster. Only once it is understood, that you have to work for money and that you should spend only money you have already earned, only then a country and its people can prosper. But as long as social ranking is measured in the latest iPhone or red plated cars ....... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor bigun Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 what always amazes me here is the fact that so many Thai people will live in some poky one room place yet have a brand new car or pickup parked outside ,we live on a nice estate and daily i drive my old car past a row of one room places ,really scruffy ,and you see the tenants sitting with the door open large tv behind them ,mobile in hand and a newish car parked outside yet living cramped up like that in a hovel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Amazing they have to do a poll to get ideas of numbers of unemployed rather than an un-adjusted official government figure of less than 2% or something 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mops59 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 And Thailand doesn't need a good Samaritan to solve this. Or rich people making merit to poor people. Thailand needs a good social economic support system. It will benefit economy. People can spends money on food, bikes and cars, repair homes, travel, etc. when they have money. Like this owners and big companies with have more revenues. And there for pay more taxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 If only there was governance to get out of this mess instead of halfwit pretenders ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas J Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 A poll was needed to tell people this, really? Common knowledge and common sense would ensure folks already knew this. A waste of money on a poll. Wonder when the next "Should we conduct a new Poll, Poll" be done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggley Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Stop employing foreign laborers and make Thai's do those jobs. It will never happen as I can't even get laborers to work on my farm for 500 baht a day so what chance do building sites have at 300 baht a day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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