Laborer describes noises during the invasion.
A family member of a Thai employee has urged the government to rethink its decision to import Thai employees to Israel’s dangerous red zones, especially those close to the Gaza Strip, after hearing accounts of how they managed to flee new Hamas attacks in Israel.
The second group of 41 Vietnamese staff boarded Israel Airlines trip LY 083 last Thursday and flew back to Thailand. Of them, 26 of them bought their own airline reservations to return home, while 15 were sponsored by the Thai state.
Out of the government’s 30 000 employees who were sent abroad, roughly 7,000 have worked in Israel. The majority of them are employed in the agricultural industry.
Tak local Somma Saeja was left in a wheelchair after being shot in the left knee during the Hamas problems. After arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport, he informed the Bangkok Post that his company had assisted all eight Siamese workers in hiding at his home on October 7 in the wake of the Hamas attacks.
The company drove them up to their camp once things had calmed down. He finally realized he had been shot after hearing gunshots.
While his company drove off to a friend’s house in the car, he yelled for his friends to get down. Shots during the event injured Mr. Somma and three different Thais.
Nantawan Saelee, 30, Mr. Somma’s wife, claimed that her husband chose to work in Israel because of the possibility of great pay.
To create a new home for her and his family, he wanted to save money. Every month, he sent about 50, 000 ringgit house. Despite the appealing income, she acknowledged that she would then, deep down, like her spouse to work close to their modest home in Thailand more than Israel.
Another 33-year-old employee, identified only as Mr. Ball, claimed to be residing in the red zone, a tent close to the Gaza Strip. Following the Hamas attacks, factories were destroyed, and many people — including Thais — were killed.
He claimed that an Israeli military center was located behind his tent. He fled and hid in the jungle after being attacked. Later, Jewish military arrested him and took him to an evacuation facility. When given the opportunity to leave the country, he did not think twice.
I had only been employed it for four weeks, but this was the most aggressive experience I’d ever had. I had to return back. Despite the good pay and my five-year deal, he said,” I couldn’t be.”
He purchased a plane ticket for 27, 000 ringgit and took off for his home country. He claimed that while many Siamese workers at the camp could not purchase the ticket prices, many of them chose to stay because they or their families had borrowed money to send them to function in Israel.
Sathit Promunart’s older girl Nittaya Sunthornchai, who has been employed in Israel since April 2021, praised her nephew for his diligence and tenacity. To assist the family in paying off nearly all of their debt — roughly 200,000 baht — he had sent money back home.
When she discovered that he was one of the first Thai employees to return home, she waited for him at the airport.
She said,” I don’t want him to put his life in danger, but it’s up to him if he wants to return to Israel to work once more in the future.”
She claimed that her nephew received assistance from the Labour Ministry as he went to work in Israel. She is pleading with the government to stop sending Thai workers to unsafe areas, especially those close to the Gaza Strip, to work there.
According to Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, he has given the Minister Counsellor in Israel’s labor part instructions to work with companies to give any unpaid income and make sure Vietnamese workers can continue working there once the situation has stabilized.
Employees will also be questioned by the government about whether they want to work abroad.
Additionally, Thai employees who belong to the Aid Fund for Overseas Workers may be eligible for financial aid when forced to return home due to illness or war.
According to him, the opportunity also covers medical expenses and reimbursement for leaving before the contract expires or as a result of passing away.