Half a million tourism jobs lost in second quarter
Over 2m workers jobless since Covid begins — survey
published : 29 Jun 2021 at 19:23
Thailand lost 550,000 tourism jobs in the second quarter, a private industry group said on Tuesday, as the economy struggles with the third wave of coronavirus infections.
The country’s most severe outbreak so far started in April and has badly hit domestic spending and travel in the absence of foreign visitors.
The outbreak has shut 36% of tourism…
