Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew at the meeting with key aid agencies on the island yesterday (May 21). Photo: PR Dept

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Governor has requested B750 million from the national government to roll out an urgent employment project across the island in order to help people affected by the ongoing COVID-19 economic crisis.

 

More than 10,000 people have registered through the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) campaign as unemployed and affected by the economic crisis, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew said yesterday (May 21).

 

“Right now, we have 4,551 sensitive people under our assistance,” he noted, speaking after a meeting with the Phuket Red Cross, Kusoldharm Foundation and other officials from relevant government agencies.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-governor-requests-b750mn-for-urgent-job-creation-project-80082.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-05-22

 

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He’s hopeful !! ????

So what about the rest of the country that has lost jobs ? 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The Phuket Governor has requested B750 million from the national government to roll out an urgent employment project across the island in order to help people affected by the ongoing COVID-19 economic crisis.

The governments reached the borrowing limit... 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

More than 10,000 people have registered through the Phuket Provincial Administration

 

9987 are taxi or tuk tuk drivers...

Surely all the Jobs will return when the Tourists come flooding back in July

Jobs for the Boys ????

17 hours ago, Deli said:

 

9987 are taxi or tuk tuk drivers...

The taxi mafia must be feeling the pinch.

No mention of what type of jobs are going to be created.

Didn’t Phuket get a bunch of cash last year from the govt for “employing locals for miscellaneous minor infrastructure works”?