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Wed, 06/22/2011 - 13:05
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Labour shortages envisaged in several Thai industries
BANGKOK, June 22 (TNA) - Thailand Automotive Institute has warned of labour shortages in several local industries due to growing labour demand in the Thai auto industry.
The institute's director, Wanlop Tiasiri, said on Wednesday that the Thai auto industry has already restored its production capacity although its overtime has not yet resumed pending full supplies of automobile parts from Japan over the next couple of months.
Wanlop acknowledged his recent inspection of industrial estates in Thailand's eastern region had found that three new automobile manufacturing plants, consisting of two eco-car plants of Suzuki and Mitsubishi and a sedan production facility of Ford, should resume their annual production capacity of about 100,000 cars each; so, the car factories now need a number of workers, or at least 3,000 each, while local auto part plants also need more 200-400 workers each, and they have started their recruitment.
Wanlop cautioned, as the local large-scaled auto plants are recruiting more workers, they will draw those from small and medium-scaled firms in other industries, resulting in labour shortages in the other industries, as manufacturers enjoying promotional privileges of the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) cannot use immigrant workers, except large-scaled ones with high capitals.
According to the chief of Thailand Automotive Institute, the Thai economy can achieve overall auto production target of 1.8 million units this year. (TNA)
The institute's director, Wanlop Tiasiri, said on Wednesday that the Thai auto industry has already restored its production capacity although its overtime has not yet resumed pending full supplies of automobile parts from Japan over the next couple of months.
Wanlop acknowledged his recent inspection of industrial estates in Thailand's eastern region had found that three new automobile manufacturing plants, consisting of two eco-car plants of Suzuki and Mitsubishi and a sedan production facility of Ford, should resume their annual production capacity of about 100,000 cars each; so, the car factories now need a number of workers, or at least 3,000 each, while local auto part plants also need more 200-400 workers each, and they have started their recruitment.
Wanlop cautioned, as the local large-scaled auto plants are recruiting more workers, they will draw those from small and medium-scaled firms in other industries, resulting in labour shortages in the other industries, as manufacturers enjoying promotional privileges of the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) cannot use immigrant workers, except large-scaled ones with high capitals.
According to the chief of Thailand Automotive Institute, the Thai economy can achieve overall auto production target of 1.8 million units this year. (TNA)
