hanging out for more: Workers are seen assembling an overpass at the Na Ranong Intersection. Construction workers receive payment by daily wage — an amount that hasn’t increased in two years.
Being paid 340 baht a day, according to Suthichai Pongpinijkul, 26, is not a sufficient wage to live on.
In the past, he could fill his motorcycle with gas for 60 baht, which could last almost a week, but today 60 baht buys enough to last just three days. He can’t even afford a savings plan for his future.
He is not alone. Those who earn daily wages feel the value of their incomes has diminished.
Sunisa Chomyong, a 40-year-old saleswoman, said her daily 300 baht in earnings was too little. “Everything is more expensive but my daily wage…
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