stevehaigh Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 i'm looking for some building workers, preferable thai since burmese are a major problem with the police any ideas where to look? we've tried asking in workers camps and all the family and friends connections but no lucj\k finding workers any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 What r u looking to build i then i can point u in the right direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I'm 'imported' my construction workers direct from Issan. Seems to be a shortage in Phuket. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 What r u looking to build i then i can point u in the right direction general stuff, some wood work, concrete ,tile, etc. we had a few essan guys but they went home to take care of the farm, flooding problems up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 by the way, i need about 2-4 people for 2-3 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I can talk to the guy working at my place. Should be finished here in a couple of weeks. My builder is crap, but the guy he sub-contracted to does it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I'm using about 6 Issan workers (family and village builders), and 8 Burmese (all legal, but I'm keeping a close eye on my copper cables...). All looking good so far. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 I can talk to the guy working at my place. Should be finished here in a couple of weeks. My builder is crap, but the guy he sub-contracted to does it all. thanks, please PM me when ready. i have a builder but his guys cannot do detail finishing work, i need some people that can do exactly what i tell them to do until its perfect. my builder just wants to slap something together quick and get paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I can talk to the guy working at my place. Should be finished here in a couple of weeks. My builder is crap, but the guy he sub-contracted to does it all. thanks, please PM me when ready. i have a builder but his guys cannot do detail finishing work, i need some people that can do exactly what i tell them to do until its perfect. my builder just wants to slap something together quick and get paid. I spoke to him, he wanted to know what area the job was in. All this rain has been slowing everything down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 i need some people that can do exactly what i tell them to do until its perfect. Good luck with that!! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuandchris Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 If you want Thai and a good job forget Phuket, it will be cheap as possible with the most spent by you. If you need Thai who are good source them from the north and sort out accomadation etc. Otherwise Myanmmar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 If you want Thai and a good job forget Phuket, it will be cheap as possible with the most spent by you. If you need Thai who are good source them from the north and sort out accomadation etc. Otherwise Myanmmar. I have yet to meet a Thai construction worker who was born & raised in Phuket. Workers are very hard to find right now, I have been looking for a long time & for skilled workers we already pay above the promised minimum wage & have been all year. One time we had some Thai workers who said they could do everything & wanted 400/day which we agreed to. Turned out they could do everything but standards were poor, drinking on the job, ya bah, were part of the package. One guy did turn out good quality work, did not drink or do drugs but he was slow & family ties pulled him away to go work for less wages. Despite his slowness I would have been happy to keep him. Part of the problem could be to do with the floods & the upcoming rice harvest as many will have gone home to help on the farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I spoke to him, he wanted to know what area the job was in. All this rain has been slowing everything down. Rawai, near Chalong circle i know perfect is pretty much unattainable here buy i still try. i had one guy before in Ko Phangan who i trained to do woodwork and we got finish work quality to a about 95% i'd say. but he's back up north on the farm now and not interested in more jobs. i find if i watch and check everything, 8 hours a day and catch the problems before they become big problems, we get good results. but its a lot of work just keeping up and explaining how to do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 ... but he's back up north on the farm now and not interested in more jobs Any ideas why that is? It could be important for you to understand why he doesn't want further jobs Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 ... but he's back up north on the farm now and not interested in more jobs Any ideas why that is? It could be important for you to understand why he doesn't want further jobs Simon family is up there and way too expensive to move them all down here plus the reality is, Essan people like to live in Essan. they only move here for the money and when they have it they go home to build a life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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