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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Changing Thailand: a series (prologue)

A worker takes a break at a construction site for a building on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. Companies must get the chance to raise product prices if workers are to benefit from a higher standard of living. (Photo: Patipat Janthong)

Before I start talking economic jargon filled with figures, let me explain Thailand’s economic situation in plain language.

There is an average, unnamed Thai labourer. He earns an average wage of 300 baht per day, but the cost of living is 330 baht per day. Naturally, he borrows to sustain his standard of living, first from formal sources and later from any sources available, regardless of conditions and costs.

His boss knows this employee’s financial situation well, but to increase this labourer’s wage…

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