PM praises workers as vital for Thailand’s development in May Day speech

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha praised Thailand’s workers as being vital in the development of the country and, as such, it is necessary that their quality of life be improved and their skills developed to cope with changes in and the needs of the labour market.

In his statement on May Day (aka Labour Day), Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said that the prime minister also thanked all workers for their dedication and contribution to the development of the industry, agriculture and business, which helps drive the Thai economy.

Many Thai workers are, however, still earning under 15,000 baht a month and they can hardly make ends meet, resulting inindebtedness.

According to the Economic and Business Forecast Centre of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, an opinion survey of 1,300 workers across Thailand, taken between April 18th and 24th, 77.2% do not…