As Thais become more educated, better paid, unskilled workers from the region flood in
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Thailand's economic growth is slowly transforming the country into a major importer of cheap, unskilled labor. Most of its migrant workers come from China, Cambodia and Burma. They shoulder the jobs left by domestic workers, who have come to detest dangerous and dirty jobs because of better education. However, most of Thailand's migrant laborers enter the country illegally, making their employment risky for Thai employers. To circumvent the relative high cost of importing unskilled labor, many Thai business, such as those engaged in textiles, are investing in more sophisticated and automated manufacturing equipment.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 1995
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Thai developer promotes luck at 'Dragon Belly' site
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Thailand's real estate developers are turning to imaginative new strategies to attract buyers in the country's declining residential property market. Bangkok-based Bann Bangpakong 99 has managed to sell over 70% of a 33-hectare development by capitalizing on its ideal feng shui. Another company, Pacific Palm, marketed a project in the Gulf of Thailand by giving prospective customers free helicopter rides to the site.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 1996
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