PHUKET: About 70 percent of all workers on Phuket were from other Thai provinces or from overseas, the Director of the Phuket Provincial Employment Office, Noppadon Ploy-Audee, has revealed.
While Phuket needed thousands of workers, employers were hiring those with low qualifications because the law now said that people with degrees had to be paid 15,000 baht a month, he added.
And Khun Noppadon said that 7867 employers on Phuket legally paid 67,883 Burmese workers - but there were official requests for 125,551 Burmese. Of the official workers, 46,092 had verified their identity.
At the same time, he said, workers from Asean nations - especially the Philippines and Vietnam - were already filling positions on Phuket in advance of the 2015 Asean Economic Community.
The Filipinos worked as entertainers or Soi Bangla touts while the Vietnamese were mostly becoming retail outlet workers.
He added that Thai officials needed to ''open your minds'' to the need for skilled workers from overseas to operate as guides - especially to cater for Russian tourists - or to work in the diving industry.
But he added that his office employed six staff whose job it was to arrest illegal workers.
Of the workers from other provinces who came to Phuket, the largest segment came from Nakkorn Si Thammarat.
Khun Noppadon also said that 7164 work permits for foreigners on Phuket had been issued or renewed in June. Of these, 3735 were for Phuket City, 2411 for Kathu and 1017 for Thalang.
The national breakdown was: Britain 1072, Philippines 498, France 461, US 420, Russia 460, Germany 353, Italy 380, Australia 359, Sweden 288, Korea 301, Japan 158, China 251, Taiwan 22, India 195, Burma 247, Others 1699.
The work permits were for the following categories of businesses: Bars and restaurants, 684, Tourism, 749, Hotels, 739, Schools, 535, Property 463, Business and Management Consulting, 473, Clothes Retail, 340, Diving, Sports, 333, Rental/Guest Houses, 166, IT Skills, 152, Other, 2530.
While Phuket needed thousands of workers, employers were hiring those with low qualifications because the law now said that people with degrees had to be paid 15,000 baht a month, he added.
And Khun Noppadon said that 7867 employers on Phuket legally paid 67,883 Burmese workers - but there were official requests for 125,551 Burmese. Of the official workers, 46,092 had verified their identity.
At the same time, he said, workers from Asean nations - especially the Philippines and Vietnam - were already filling positions on Phuket in advance of the 2015 Asean Economic Community.
The Filipinos worked as entertainers or Soi Bangla touts while the Vietnamese were mostly becoming retail outlet workers.
He added that Thai officials needed to ''open your minds'' to the need for skilled workers from overseas to operate as guides - especially to cater for Russian tourists - or to work in the diving industry.
But he added that his office employed six staff whose job it was to arrest illegal workers.
Of the workers from other provinces who came to Phuket, the largest segment came from Nakkorn Si Thammarat.
Khun Noppadon also said that 7164 work permits for foreigners on Phuket had been issued or renewed in June. Of these, 3735 were for Phuket City, 2411 for Kathu and 1017 for Thalang.
The national breakdown was: Britain 1072, Philippines 498, France 461, US 420, Russia 460, Germany 353, Italy 380, Australia 359, Sweden 288, Korea 301, Japan 158, China 251, Taiwan 22, India 195, Burma 247, Others 1699.
The work permits were for the following categories of businesses: Bars and restaurants, 684, Tourism, 749, Hotels, 739, Schools, 535, Property 463, Business and Management Consulting, 473, Clothes Retail, 340, Diving, Sports, 333, Rental/Guest Houses, 166, IT Skills, 152, Other, 2530.
I work at a major 5 star resort in Phuket and we employ 97% from other provinces, although the owners are Phuket originals.
Although we are considered a luxury resort, people from Phuket are too good for us to hire. The owners do not want to give reasonable benefits such as:
-air-conditioned bus
-cleaning the uniform for them
-working less than 6 days per week
-pay the full service charge
-15,000 THB for degree holders (WHEN DID THIS BECOME LAW?)
So, the owners think its better we hire poor people who live in slums... and stay that way.
Posted by MJ on August 5, 2012 14:19