(22/03/2013)
Deputy Permanent Secretary visits Brunei to explore market for
Thai workers, saying labour market in the southeast Asian country has
bright prospect as local employers are confident in skills of Thai
workers, who they say – despite their weakness in English --, have
responsibility, work hard and are more skilled than workers from other
countries.
Mr. Poonsak Sethanandha, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Labour,
led medical staff and nurses to provide medical checkup for Thai
workers in Brunei. During the visit to the country, he met with local
employers including owner of Megalift Company, a logistics and oil
delivery firm, to explore market for Thai workers.
Mr. Poonsak said he received positive response about Thai workers
from local employers, who wanted to hire more workers from Thailand,
particularly semi-skilled workers. According to the deputy permanent
secretary, local employers say Thai workers have responsibility, work
hard and are more skilled than workers from other countries.
For this reasons, Mr. Poonsak said Thai workers could earn more
income than workers from other countries. Although, they have weakness
in speaking foreign language, especially English, it is not too hard to
learn. Ministry of Labour also provides Thai workers language training
courses before they travel to work in other countries.
Mr. Singhadej Chu-amnart, Inspector-General of Department of
Employment, said most Thai workers in Brunei have been working in the
country for a long time and their employers trust in them. Salary in
Brunei is not high compared to other countries but the cost of living in
the country is similar to Thailand. Thai workers there, therefore, can
save a lot of money and send them home to their family.
He said Thai workers might not be attracted to come to work in
Brunei now as the minimum wage in Thailand has increased to 300 baht per
day while skilled workers could earn more than that level.
Meanwhile, Mr. Watcharapong Nanta, a Thai volunteer worker in
Brunei, said Thai workers should earn at least BND$22 per day or some
550 baht in Brunei while skilled workers could earn some BND$35 per day
or 875 baht, which is higher than workers from Bangladesh and Indonesia
workers, who earn BND$15 and BND$17$ per day on average respectively.
Local employers pay Thai workers a higher rate because they admire Thai
workers for their hardworking and discipline.
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