A YOUNG THAI worker took the risk of returning to work in Israel near the Gaza strip battle zone to earn good income and clear a heavy family debt with there being no other way out, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Dec. 20).
Mrs. Bunsri Prongjit, 62, a resident of Buriram city, regularly makes video calls to her son, Mr. Tom Prongjit, 33, who returned to work in Israel on Dec. 3 after earlier evacuation from the war zone to Thailand and given 15,000 baht assistance by the government.
She is very concerned about her son’s safety because fighting is still raging there but added he had no choice but return to complete his five-year, three-month work contract after having only served a year and two months so far.
Their family has to clear a loan totalling approximately 700,000 baht in principal and interest to Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives and Tom also has two children to support along with the rest of his family. If he worked in Thailand the wage would be much lower than what he is getting in Israel.
Tom periodically sends video clips of him working for his mother to have a look and allay her worries about his safety. He added that his Israeli employer covered all the expenses for his return and is taking good care of him with his camp being around 20 kilometres away from the war zone but the sound of gunfire and explosions can still be heard from time to time.
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Mr. Tom Prongjit chatting to his mother Mrs. Bunsri Prongjit via mobile phone after returning to work in Israel. Photos: Naewna
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