Prayut to find Thai workers to fill Saudi labour shortage

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By Erich Parpart

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha instructed related agencies to find Thai workers willing to work in Saudi Arabia within two months to quickly enhance labour cooperation between the two kingdoms.

 

“The prime minister emphasized that the recruitment must be done immediately and tangibly within two months to provide opportunities for skilled Thai people,” said Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the government spokesman told reporters on Thursday.

 

“This success from the discussion with Saudi Arabia was historical and it was not because of luck but because of all the efforts of the Thai government put in over the past six years and the government is confident that there will continuously be cooperation in other areas,” he said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/37017/prayut-to-find-millions-of-thai-workers-to-fill-saudi-labour-shortage/

 

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[thaibeachlovers]

Having lived in Saudi for some years, I sincerely hope that the Thai government sets up a monitoring program to ensure the conditions under which they live and work are satisfactory, and that they do get paid what they should get paid. Any that agree to go there should not have to pay to do so- that was an atrocious scam in the time I was there.

[TooMuchTime]

4 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Having lived in Saudi for some years, I sincerely hope that the Thai government sets up a monitoring program to ensure the conditions under which they live and work are satisfactory, and that they do get paid what they should get paid. Any that agree to go there should not have to pay to do so- that was an atrocious scam in the time I was there.

Yea they got some pretty bad things going on over there and in Qatar. 

Seems odd he would promote sending his own people.

Prayutkhun is one of the best things for Thailand no doubt but I disagree with him on this one.

[DonniePeverley]

So Thailand gets slave labour from Burma and Camobodia, and Saudi Arabia in turn wants slave labour from Thailand. 

 

Odd chain. 

[Thaiwrath]

Try sorting out problems in your own country, before doing things for other countries with de facto leaders.

Is that that not what you were (NOT) elected for ?  

[daveAustin]

12 minutes ago, TooMuchTime said:

Prayutkhun is one of the best things for Thailand no doubt but I disagree with him on this one.

Prayutkhun? Dear me, what happens to you guys to get that way? That he would promote his own people is obvious, no? He does not care about them. Not one jot. I was kind of hoping he would do Thailand and Saudi Arabia a favour by a, getting his hands dirty and doing some real work and b, staying there forever! 

[nightfox]

19 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:

So Thailand gets slave labour from Burma and Camobodia, and Saudi Arabia in turn wants slave labour from Thailand. 

 

Odd chain. 

Considering what the average monthly salary for Thai laborer's is in Thailand, These Thais that go over to Saudi to work will be making a lot more then what they can make in Thailand.

[RandiRona]

Pimp Daddy!!

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, nightfox said:

Considering what the average monthly salary for Thai laborer's is in Thailand, These Thais that go over to Saudi to work will be making a lot more then what they can make in Thailand.

If they actually get paid!

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, TooMuchTime said:

Yea they got some pretty bad things going on over there and in Qatar. 

Seems odd he would promote sending his own people.

Prayutkhun is one of the best things for Thailand no doubt but I disagree with him on this one.

Thailand used to send loads of workers to Saudi, but after the jewel theft saga and the way the Thais scammed the Saudi that lost the jewels Thailand was banned from sending workers. I wonder how much crow was eaten to get the Saudis to allow Thai workers back.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60133105

 

Saudi Arabia and Thailand have ended a 30-year row over a scandal involving stolen jewels and a string of murders.

[Albert Zweistein]

SKILLED workers I hope like the berrypickers that prayut was so proud of.

[mikebell]

Meanwhile in his own country ...

[ezzra]

Could it be that the PM knows that Thai workers are have been mistreated there but willing to sacrifice them anyway for the sake of good relationship with the Saudis?...

[RJRS1301]

Is this called international people trafficking?

PM ordering that agencies "find workers", is that like using asylum seekers on fishing boats ?

He really seems to have overstepped the mark in this one IMHO

[herfiehandbag]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Having lived in Saudi for some years, I sincerely hope that the Thai government sets up a monitoring program to ensure the conditions under which they live and work are satisfactory, and that they do get paid what they should get paid. Any that agree to go there should not have to pay to do so- that was an atrocious scam in the time I was there.

You just know they won't!

 

He has just agreed to find hostages to be held against the return of the stolen jewels.

[jacko45k]

We had a couple of Thais when I first went to work in Saudi.....they were a bit on the lazy side and not particularly serious about work. Was a preference for Indian/ Pakistani and Filipinos in our company. Don't they have to get Cambodians, Laotians and Burmese to do the work here in Thailand?

[poohy]

Lets hope the Saudi's lock up their jewelry

 

Saying that the Saudis or at least their leaders  are a  despicable blot on the human race says a lot about Thailand

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

So Thailand gets slave labour from Burma and Camobodia, and Saudi Arabia in turn wants slave labour from Thailand. 

 

Odd chain. 

Daisy chain from Thailand....????

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Could it be that the PM knows that Thai workers are have been mistreated there but willing to sacrifice them anyway for the sake of good relationship with the Saudis?...

Same as migrant slave labour is treated in Thailand.

[phetphet]

I recall there was a documentary a few years ago about how the foreign labour, mainly Filipino, Indian and Pakistani were badly treated there, and had pay witheld. Virtual slave labour.

[steven100]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If they actually get paid!

well we know the agency will take their slice every month and they usually charge a months wages for the initial job. As for thai's getting paid,  they should get a proper contract which details monthly salary and conditions,  if those conditions are not met then the Thai's should be able to return immediately ... but i'll bet london to a brick on that that won't be the case ..... normally they keep their passports so they can't leave anyway,  and when they get there and start working .... usually nothing is as it was suppose to be .... wages, living conditions etc ....     but there's not much they can do once there.

[RJRS1301]

11 minutes ago, phetphet said:

I recall there was a documentary a few years ago about how the foreign labour, mainly Filipino, Indian and Pakistani were badly treated there, and had pay witheld. Virtual slave labour.

I recall reading an article some years where a female worker was thrown from the balcony by her female employer and sustained severe injuries, her family were seeking compensation, which of course was refused, and the worker was expelled from the Kingdom

[jaiyen]

So the real reason for his visit is to kiss bums and promote Thai slave labour ! Showing his true colors again.

[IAMHERE]

5 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

So Thailand gets slave labour from Burma and Camobodia, and Saudi Arabia in turn wants slave labour from Thailand. 

 

Odd chain. 

My speculation is more dire; they want Thai muslims attending their mosque's.

[brianthainess]

Prayuth to find Thai workers for Saudi 

Will they be press ganged and get a royal shilling ?

[DonniePeverley]

Enjoying the nightlife, i've noticed alot of my 'entertainment girls' have left Thailand for the middle east too. The sheer number of ladies in Dubai, and so forth is extrordinary. 

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

We had a couple of Thais when I first went to work in Saudi.....they were a bit on the lazy side and not particularly serious about work. Was a preference for Indian/ Pakistani and Filipinos in our company. Don't they have to get Cambodians, Laotians and Burmese to do the work here in Thailand?

When I first arrived in Saudi it was just before the Blue Diamond affair and all of the domestic staff were Thais. They provided a very good service and we got on with them very well.

 

Then wham, they were gone and a new contract was placed with an agency that provided a bunch of useless, untrained Bangladeshis who had been promised that they would soon be technicians!

 

They weren't even trained to use a mop, and as they went for many months without even being paid they felt no incentive to motivate themselves. It was a very sorry state of affairs.

[Rimmer]

An inflammatory post has been removd

[Moonlover]

19 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:

Enjoying the nightlife, i've noticed alot of my 'entertainment girls' have left Thailand for the middle east too. The sheer number of ladies in Dubai, and so forth is extrordinary. 

And just how do you know this? In fact given that there's been hardly any international travel since early 2020 how do you suppose they even managed to get there?

[cyril sneer]

25 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:

Enjoying the nightlife, i've noticed alot of my 'entertainment girls' have left Thailand for the middle east too. The sheer number of ladies in Dubai, and so forth is extrordinary. 

yep, know of 2 girls that have moved there, the group have all got fat from eating <deleted> food but apparently the men like that. Men there also more violent than previous countries they have worked (no surprise).

 

One thing that was surprising was the selection of drugs on offer there for the girls.