The context of the Thai Labour from the past to the change of government 2475 B.E.

Abstract

The context of the history of Thai labour before the Thai regime changes 1932 consists of 2 classes, the ruling class and the working class. The feudal system then was created to manage how people from different classes express themselves and interact between classes. The government has imposed the labour conscription policy to control the labour forces and prevent the labour shortages. Since the Thai society is an agricultural society, the labour is the most important part of our productivity. Therefore the labour conscription play an important part in the Thai political system. In the era of the King Rama4 , the treaty of Bowring was signed and caused an immense foreign labour migration into Thailand. This has lead to a new phase for Thai labour as they are getting paid for their labour since. But under the absolute monarchy political system, the ruling class always get the upper hand over the working class. The interrelations between 2 classes is changing constantly according to their economical and political environments. These 2 variables are the most important basis for us to understand, analyze and visualize the future of the Thai labour.