Precarious Work and Labour Relation in Thailand

Contemporary work circumstances in the world economy since 1970s have brought to many changes of wage labour relation. The term ‘precariat’ was coined to indicate the new trends of the effects of socio-economic change on labour employment and class concept. The precariat appears as the general form of labour relation in productive sphere and digitalized productive platform.

This paper traces precarious work in Thailand contemporary labour employment. Precarious employment in Thailand is increasing widely spread in several economic sectors. Education business, for example, employ various categories of precarious university jobs. Many small enterprises in service sector is increasing using many forms of precarious work and have become the important form of labour relation. These circumstances create frustration and anxiety for the workers. Working in precarious work is difficult situation and has less bargaining power. They are unable to organize trade unions. The paper is based on my survey research on precarious work and the changes of labour employment in Thailand. Using statistic data analysis of labour employment both in macro and micro levels and documentary investigation, the paper shows that work situation in Thailand contemporary labour employment in Thailand has been changed to precarity and uncertainty situation. This has much effect on labour organizations, changing of definition of work and working class . Increasing precatious employment has brought about the problems of people quality of life and the work security .