Foreign workers enjoy Pattaya Beaches over Holiday Weekend

[Rimmer]

Beaches full of foreign laborers a harbinger for AEC

PATTAYA:--A sign of things to come could be found on Pattaya-area beaches on Labor Day, where large numbers of Burmese, Cambodian and Laotian laborers could be found in the umbrella chairs.

Jomtien Beach sea-rescue officer Wanlop Bunchu said the foreign workers are a common site on holidays as the 2015 start of the ASEAN Economic Community nears. Under AEC rules, labor markets in all the Association of South East Asians member nations will be liberalized to allow greater cross-border employment.

Wanlop said he sees the foreign laborers as hard workers with perseverance and a willingness to work cheaply. Thais will find them strong competition in the new AEC marketplace, he said.

In addition to greater integration of economies and transportation systems, the AEC will bring more cultural diversity to Thailand, pressuring Thais to do better in learning English. It will also have impacts on tourism, trade, and financial collaboration.

- See more at: http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/beaches-full-of-foreign-laborers-a-harbinger-for-aec-37590#sthash.rajj25E9.dpuf

-- Pattaya Mail 2014-05-16

[soihok]

Good on them.

[fakename]

I guess I missed the photo, of everyone sitting in the "umbrella chairs"!

[champers]

Good on them.

Agreed. After working the previous six days for peanuts they probably can't afford to waste their hard earned on a deckchair. Let's hope everyone else can put up with one day in seven of very minor disruption to accommodate them.