Workers hit hard by floods
Thirty four per cent of respondents were laid off or had their salaries cut, according to a survey by JobStreet.com.
In the survey conducted to understand how the recent major flood had impacted on Thai workers and seek how JobStreet.com can effectively help them, it finds that up to 59 per cent were seeking new jobs and were also looking for part time jobs to increase their income to cope with additional expenses.
The survey welcomed 1,700 respondents aged 23-50 years. A key finding is 13 per cent were laid off and other 21 per cent had salary and other allowances cut. 14 per cent were laid off and would find it hard to find the new job in this tough situation.
“The major flooding that occurred during the past two months affected many different industries. There are thousands of factories that had closed down and have indefinitely shut down their production. Many companies in Bangkok and around Bangkok were closed temporarily. These had major impact on Thai workers," said Tanaporn Satitpunwaycha, Country Manager, JobStreet Recruitment (Thailand) Co Ltd.
Asked how they were going face the current difficult situation, 40 of respondents indicated that they were going to look for a new job, 19 per cent seeking for a part time job to increase their income since the expenditure is growing higher and also for recovery their location and other 2 per cent focus on developing their skill to prepare competing in labor market while other 39 per cent indicated that they were not prepared in any way.
The online recruitment company recently launched "JobStreet.com We Care" project, inviting employers in Thailand and from the other 4 neighbouring countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and India to help hire Thai people who have lost their jobs due to the crisis. Employers who are interested to participate in this project can post their jobs on JobStreet (Thailand)’s website for free.
