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Mon, 08/29/2011 - 13:08
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Thailand's employment climbs up 1.5% in Q2
Bangkok, August 29 (TNA) - Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) reported on Monday that the country's employment rose some 1.5 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year; while the unemployment rate slightly edged down 0.56 per cent year-on-year.
The NESDB said that more workers were employed in Thailand's farm sector during the April-May 2011 period, whereas those employed in the local non-farm sectors declined, especially in the wholesale, retail, construction and industrial sectors, due to impacts from a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11.
The Thai government's think tank noted that the country's unemployment dropped by 216,980 or 0.56 per cent during the same period, with the unemployment among new graduates particularly plummeting by 79.3 per cent, reflecting more job opportunities offered to them.
The NESDB assessed that the new Pheu Thai Party-led government's policy on raising the monthly salary of the new graduates to 15,000 baht each should not cause a drop in the employment of the overall bachelor's degree graduates, as high demand for them has remained, suggesting, however, that the government provide training programs for them to further improve their skills and to meet the market demand.
The NESDB also suggested that the Thai government prepare measures to deal with impacts from its policy on raising daily minimum wages to 300 baht in all areas across the country, from 176 baht per day on average currently, including those on containing the country's rising costs of living and inflation.
According to the NESDB's updated report, obvious disparities have remained in education opportunities between children from rich and poor families, with up to 90.40 per cent of students from high income families having successfully further their studies in universities; while only some 1.32 per cent of those from low income families having secured their seats in universities.
The NESDB report indicated, however, that Thailand's overall poverty has continued to drop over the past 20 years, with most of the poor having been in the local farm sector, although the country's top 20 per cent richest have higher income than the 20 per cent poorest by up to 11 folds and most of the poor with health problems have lived in the country's northeastern region.
The NESDB report also acknowledged that the smoking rate among young Thai girls aged less than 10 years have increased to some 20 per cent, from 15.6 per cent in 2005. (TNA)
The NESDB said that more workers were employed in Thailand's farm sector during the April-May 2011 period, whereas those employed in the local non-farm sectors declined, especially in the wholesale, retail, construction and industrial sectors, due to impacts from a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11.
The Thai government's think tank noted that the country's unemployment dropped by 216,980 or 0.56 per cent during the same period, with the unemployment among new graduates particularly plummeting by 79.3 per cent, reflecting more job opportunities offered to them.
The NESDB assessed that the new Pheu Thai Party-led government's policy on raising the monthly salary of the new graduates to 15,000 baht each should not cause a drop in the employment of the overall bachelor's degree graduates, as high demand for them has remained, suggesting, however, that the government provide training programs for them to further improve their skills and to meet the market demand.
The NESDB also suggested that the Thai government prepare measures to deal with impacts from its policy on raising daily minimum wages to 300 baht in all areas across the country, from 176 baht per day on average currently, including those on containing the country's rising costs of living and inflation.
According to the NESDB's updated report, obvious disparities have remained in education opportunities between children from rich and poor families, with up to 90.40 per cent of students from high income families having successfully further their studies in universities; while only some 1.32 per cent of those from low income families having secured their seats in universities.
The NESDB report indicated, however, that Thailand's overall poverty has continued to drop over the past 20 years, with most of the poor having been in the local farm sector, although the country's top 20 per cent richest have higher income than the 20 per cent poorest by up to 11 folds and most of the poor with health problems have lived in the country's northeastern region.
The NESDB report also acknowledged that the smoking rate among young Thai girls aged less than 10 years have increased to some 20 per cent, from 15.6 per cent in 2005. (TNA)
