Thai Migrant Labor Crunch Leaves Fruit Rotting and Jobs Unfilled

Thai migrant labour crunch leaves fruit rotting, jobs unfilled

Geopolitical pressures squeeze its migrant worker pool, making some lower-value crops too costly to harvest Read more at The Business Times.

Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled

The shortage highlights Thailand's growing dependence on migrant labor as an aging population shrinks its domestic workforce.

Thailand’s deepening labour shortage roils harvest as unpicked fruits rot

Ripe mangosteen and rambutan hang unpicked from trees in eastern Thailand, where a shortage of migrant workers is forcing growers to decide which crops are valuable enough to harvest and which will be left to rot. For Jomsak Putirattana, who also grows durian in Chanthaburi province, the departure of his five Cambodian workers after a border dispute disrupted crossings has intensified competition for labour. Daily wages have more than doubled in…