What’s next for Thailand’s Covid-19 recovery?
After six months in lockdown, Thailand is encouraging citizens to return to its islands and beaches. The nation has had no local transmissions in the last two months.
Businesses have opened back up and the government is now contemplating allowing 100,000 foreign workers to return to the country and their jobs. “As the recovery phase begins, a key challenge will be how to help people who lost their jobs reconnect with the labour market,” Birgit Hansl, World Bank Country Manager for Thailand has said.
The pandemic elevated the need for digital technologies in jobs and industries to cope with the crisis. How could digital technologies also help the nation tackle unemployment and support job seekers and business?
Tackling unemployment and reskilling
8.3 million people in Thailand are estimated to lose jobs or income as a result of the pandemic, with those in tourism and service industries at particular risk, according to the World Bank.
Scott Rigby
