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Thai factories moving to Myanmar
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/05/2013
» For years Europe stopped textile & garment exports from Myanmar. Now with democratic change, Europe will give Myanmar textiles a tariff advantage.
Cheap Asian labour: The end?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2013
» Cheap labour in factories producing clothes, shoes, toys & food helped Asia grow quickly for decades, but wages are rising so time for next step?
Cheaper labour: Leave Thailand or not?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/10/2012
» Good reasons to stay in Thailand even though 300 baht minimum wage makes production more expensive here.
Myanmar: New business frontier for Thai companies
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/08/2012
» Thai companies doing business in Burma, building factories, producing goods & selling products to Burma's 60 million people.
Bye bye to underwear factories
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/06/2012
» With 50-60% market share, leading underwear producer Wacoal plans to move factories to Burma, Laos or Cambodia.
Electronics workforce: Skill upgrade + English needed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/06/2012
» Electronics industry with exports of 1.6 trillion baht & 200,000 employees, could shrink 50% in 3 years without educational & skill improvements.
Going back to Burma
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2012
» Many Burmese migrant workers in Thailand likely to return to their homeland & families as economy in Burma improves after EU & US sanctions end.
300 baht min wage: Not end of the world
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/04/2012
» Business relocation won't happen because Thailand's neighbors all have higher costs in other areas, lack of skilled workforce & infrastructure, high interest rates.
Cambodian border trade still brisk
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/04/2011
» Growth continues in exports to Cambodia of automobiles, motorcycles, sugar, textiles, and cosmetics and imports of agricultural products, minerals and wood.