Thai worker, Charnchai Chidkhoksung, aged 31, who was based just seven kilometres from the Gaza Strip, recently experienced the peril of war first-hand. He was reunited with his family on Sunday night after enduring three months of conflict while working as a tomato collector in the embattled region.

 

Charnchai and his colleagues were witnesses to the relentless Hamas attacks, which began on October 7. The severity of the situation became real for him when a siren rang out while he was at the farm, prompting his boss to order the team to seek refuge in a shelter.

 

For hours, Charnchai was confined in the shelter, the booming sounds of bombs and gunfire resonating ominously. The news of casualties filled him with dread, as he thought of his wife and two young children, aged eight and five, back home in Thailand.

When the Thai government initiated a programme to repatriate workers trapped in the Gaza conflict, Charnchai was initially inclined to join. However, he made the decision to postpone his return as he was yet to receive his final salary payment of 70,000 baht, which was due on October 12, reported Bangkok Post.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of Charnchai Chidkhoksung

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-24

 

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Damn the war, I want my money-brilliant.

had to wait outside bank until it decided to open in order to cash check

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

Damn the war, I want my money-brilliant.

 

Well, I imagine he's quite poor - and it's hard to look down on him without walking a mile in his shoes.

I know a guy who has actually walked/run over a mile in another man's shoes. He claimed they were not that much different from his.🤔