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Daily News reported from Bang Sao Thong district in Samut Prakarn where factory workers gathered to ask to be laid off on pay for 14 days.

 

The company - not named by the media - has reported 387 cases of Covid-19 among its 3,800 employees. These have been told to quarantine at home with one section leader claiming they have no money and no food. 

 

There are reports that one of the employees has died. 

 

Around 1,000 workers gathered inside and outside the factory calling for it to be shut and the workers to be sent home on full pay for 14 days before starting again. 

 

They fear being infected at work if they continue and claimed that the company had only done some spraying. 

 

An official of the company came out to ask the employees protesting to go home and some complied but their buses were blocked from leaving by other protesters.

 

Local government officials called for arbitration to settle the issue. 

 

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6 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Feels like we're getting closer to "tank time"?

 

Eventually the docile will explode.

 

 

 

 

The docile are very very far from exploding. Life for the Thai improved massively over the last 5 decades, and keeps improving. Yes, the wealth is distributed extremely unfair and uneven. And yes, the improvements go much slower then it could be. But there wont be any exploding whatsoever. For that most Thai see too much positive perspective.

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2 minutes ago, lolalol said:

2019-2020 Hong Kong protests.  They replied to abuse.  

But this is the cause of politics with a system change to the communist system, then there are no choices, only to leave if it is still possible and change country, but that's not what I meant.

 

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3 hours ago, MayBeNow said:

The docile are very very far from exploding. Life for the Thai improved massively over the last 5 decades, and keeps improving. Yes, the wealth is distributed extremely unfair and uneven. And yes, the improvements go much slower then it could be. But there wont be any exploding whatsoever. For that most Thai see too much positive perspective.

That's far from true.

But here's some facts:

 

Bangkok Post

January 21, 2021

 

"Thailand's poverty ratio is expected to increase to 8.8% in 2020, up from 6.2% in 2019, before reducing to 8.4% this year, according to the global lender. The World Bank defines the poverty line at daily income of US$5.50 (165 baht) per person. ... This reduced the income of Thais," he said.

 

this is before the Third wave

 

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26 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

That's far from true.

But here's some facts:

 

Bangkok Post

January 21, 2021

 

"Thailand's poverty ratio is expected to increase to 8.8% in 2020, up from 6.2% in 2019, before reducing to 8.4% this year, according to the global lender. The World Bank defines the poverty line at daily income of US$5.50 (165 baht) per person. ... This reduced the income of Thais," he said.

 

this is before the Third wave

 

As well as the little thing that people don't like being disenfranchised. Their chosen leaders keep being sent into exile or disbarred from politics because they don't bow to the army/families. The rice bowl maybe full but the feeling of being a pet animal that needs to know its place is one many will resent on principle.

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4 hours ago, MayBeNow said:

The docile are very very far from exploding. Life for the Thai improved massively over the last 5 decades, and keeps improving. Yes, the wealth is distributed extremely unfair and uneven. And yes, the improvements go much slower then it could be. But there wont be any exploding whatsoever. For that most Thai see too much positive perspective.

What a nonsense

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Because the rich Chinese Thais control the factories and industry and have their hands and arms firmly up the rear end of Pinocchio and the other puppets who dance to their tune.

 

How is it that so many migrant workers who are caught illegally crossing the borders have paid for jobs in Thailand but without fail the factories or building projects who have offered them work are never ever named and shamed.

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50 minutes ago, Why Me said:

As well as the little thing that people don't like being disenfranchised. Their chosen leaders keep being sent into exile or disbarred from politics because they don't bow to the army/families. The rice bowl maybe full but the feeling of being a pet animal that needs to know its place is one many will resent on principle.

Millions of disenfranchised voters.

Up here in Issan there not very fond of the government.  It will be interesting how the next protests turn out.

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23 minutes ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

this is scary. the outbreak seems much worse than what we are told.

400 out of 1000 are infected.

maybe time to leave thailand before the riots start.

Difficult and almost impossible with families and business here.

 

Hopefully get vaccinated sooner than later.  I've reserved and pre-paid for Moderna.  Unfortunately it looks like the government has already grabbed a few million.

 

Otherwise were staying close to home and avoiding crowds as much as possible.

 

Of course today Yai and my daughter went to the crowded temple for:

 

"Asalha Puja is a Theravada Buddhist festival which typically takes place in July, on the full moon of the month of Āsādha. It is celebrated in Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Laos, Myanmar and in countries with Theravada Buddhist populations". Wikipedia

 

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10 hours ago, nahkit said:

The workers shouldn't have to protest to get the place closed, the local health authority/government officials should be doing it for them.

Too scared or too many brown envelopes ...

But that's what you get in a low tax regime ...

 

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