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JSCCIB presses Thai government as labour shortage crisis hits economy
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The Ministry of Labour has moved in response to the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking ( JSCCIB ) after the private sector complained that a “labour shortage” crisis was causing the economy to stumble.
Key facts
- Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat has ordered an overhaul of the registration system to reduce obstacles and bring workers outside the system back under the law, while also considering expanded cooperation with Indonesia, the Philippines
- Private sector tells state economy is stumbling because of a ‘labour shortage’ Thailand’s labour shortage problem is showing increasingly serious signs.
- Most recently, Poj Aramwattananont, chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand, led the JSCCIB in submitting a letter to the Prime Minister, asking the government to urgently resolve the problem.
- Julapun represented the Cabinet in receiving the letter in person.
Summary
Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat has ordered an overhaul of the registration system to reduce obstacles and bring workers outside the system back under the law, while also considering expanded cooperation with Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka to fill gaps in the construction and tourism sectors.
Private sector tells state economy is stumbling because of a ‘labour shortage’ Thailand’s labour shortage problem is showing increasingly serious signs.