Migrant workers get a raw deal

When the Myanmar military reopened the nation’s schools in November, millions of students found themselves forced to choose between maintaining the boycott of state services and losing even more of their education.

Bangkok Post | TUAL SAWN KHAI |OPINION | 7 FEBRUARY, 2022

Societies around the world are increasingly becoming “aged societies”, and Thailand itself will become a “super-aged” society by 2031 when 28% of the population will be over 60 years old.

These grey societies usually have to rely on more imported labourers.

In the case of Thailand, migrant workers have contributed to the economic development of the country itself, just as in many similar destination countries.

These young workers are sought after as they are willing to replace Thai labourers in “3D jobs” which stands for “dangerous”, “dirty” and “[in] demand” and are well-known for being unpopular sectors in which Thais are reluctant to work.

Migrant workers contributed 4.3-6.6% of Thailand’s GDP and account for over 10% of the workforce, according to the Thailand Migration Report 2019.

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