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Slow growth in industrial GDP, jobs
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/12/2012
» Gross domestic product (GDP) for the industrial sector is projected to grow at a slower pace in 2013 than this year's estimate of 5.5% to 6.5% amid the global economic slowdown, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Builders want more foreign labourers
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/07/2012
» The construction sector is pressing the government to allow import of foreign labour from a broader selection of countries to offset the shortage of 100,000 workers in the industry, said Chakporn Oonjitt, executive director of the Construction Institute of Thailand.