Operators in the event management industry are calling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to help salvage the industry which has been hit hard by the new coronavirus outbreak.
Upathum Nisitsukcharoen, president of the Event Management Association, said the agency would submit a letter to the premier through the Prime Minister’s Office tomorrow to ask for remedial measures for event organisers and related businesses.
The measures include the government’s 50% co-payment subsidy for the monthly salary of their employees for the next 4-6 months or until their businesses return to normal conditions and deferment of social security contributions from employers and workers for six months.
For employers who have had to temporarily halt their business, their unemployed employees should be entitled to unemployment benefits at a rate of 50-62% from the Social Security…
