Should Pattaya employ foreign fishermen?
Aside from Pattaya being a major tourist attraction, where many people are employed in the hospitality industry, there are also many employees in the fishing industry, especially in the Naklua area. The area is similar to other provinces along the coast whereby fishing has attracted many foreign labourers from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. These foreign workers help supplement Thai labour going after other, more attractive employment. Fishing boats docked in Naklua. These days, the employment of foreign labour in the fishing industry is commonly practised, according to medium and large sized fishing vessel owners. It is a fact, many of these owners say, that Thais are no longer inclined to work on fishing boats. The Ministry of Labour and Social Benefits backs this same statement, claiming the Thai work force is avoiding this profession in favour of factory employment. The Ministry goes on to say, for the most part, that only Thai families engaged in fishing, on a day-to-day lif
