Second stop put on construction of Phuket worker's camp
Saroj Kueprasertkij


Residents and local government officials inspect the site where construction of the worker's camp has been ongoing despite being ordered to stop.

PHUKET: -- Residents of the Phuket Park housing complex in Srisoonthorn yesterday met with key local government officials to discuss finding a solution for an ongoing issue regarding a new migrant labour camp being constructed close to the complex.

The residents initially filed a complaint with the Damrongtham Centre on July 1 requesting officials put a stop to the construction of the camp. They were advised that officials would be sent to investigate and construction would be stopped if it was found it would bring potential harm and destruction to the area. (See story here)

However, work on the site never stopped.

Speaking to The Phuket News after the meeting, Phuket Park resident, Yutthana Duangsuwan, said, “We have made some progress today. It has been agreed that construction of the camp should stop whilst a committee is set up to find the best solution for the issue.”

“The local authority will also take a public referendum to seek out what is best for the community. Personally, I would like to see this case as an example to other communities as well.

Mr Yutthana also said he believed that it is not only Phuket Park residents who have problems with influential land owners or wealthy construction companies who set up some migrant labour camps on their own land without localʼs agreements.

“The owner of the five rai plot of land where the camp is being built is one of Phuketʼs both influential and wealthy. They do not care about the local authority or locals who have lived in the area for very long time,” he said.

“Many migrant worker camps bring a lot of pollution to the community and we do not want our kids to grow up in that kind of environment. We hope this time the authority will take their order more seriously than last time and the developers stop and wait for the best solution,” Mr Yutthana added.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/second-stop-put-on-construction-of-phuket-worker%CA%BCs-camp-53720.php


-- Phuket News 2015-08-20

So landowners cannot build on their own land? Or lease it? As long as the camp complies with the local laws, or pays off the correct officials to circumvent laws, not much the neighbors can do.

Reason number 423 for foreigners to rent, and rent cheap their residences. Anything can up next door.