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Over half of Thai workers in informal sector

Taxi drivers and motorcycle taxi riders aged over 65 without social security apply for financial welfare from the government in 2021. (Bangkok Post file photo)

Thailand has 21 million workers in the informal labour sector, accounting for 52.3% of the country’s overall workforce of 40.1 million. The majority, particularly in the agricultural sector, earn much lower incomes than those in the formal sector, according to National Statistical Office (NSO) director Piyanut…

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