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Disabled people who want to earn from home don't know what they could sell, and run into job scams
A man with no feeling in his legs asks for work he can do from home with no capital, and the replies are generic: online admin, data entry, selling online. One reply warns that most 'pack goods at home' posts are scams. Another disabled job seeker reports quitting his old job after a company confirmed a start date, then being told he failed a trial day and had no job, and warns others about job apps. People are guessing at income ideas in forum threads.
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Households can't find a trusted housekeeper, and daily housekeepers face cancellations and no set terms
A poster asks where people now find a trustworthy housekeeper a few days a week and gets no formal answer; related posts show pay of 300 to 350 baht a visit. A Bangkok resident said her housekeeper sometimes cancelled the same day and was hard to schedule, so she switched to a robot vacuum. Related thread previews mention a job listed 8 to 6 that ran to 8 PM.
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Small cafe and shop owners can't keep daily staff who slack off or vanish, and have no pay record
A family coffee shop paid two staff 300 baht a day; the kitchen worker left abruptly after unannounced absences, and the one who stayed, raised to 350 baht, spent shifts on her phone while the owner, working elsewhere, avoided confronting her. In another case an owner whose employee stopped coming without notice faced a police report over 1,199.02 baht of disputed pay. Both threads are older posts.
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Freelancers and informal workers finish the job, then chase unpaid pay with only chat logs as proof
A new graduate delivered a sculpting job after a 50 percent deposit, then the client went silent after missing the invoice date, and lawyer fees would dwarf the roughly 1,000 baht owed. A work-from-home clip editor making about 400 clips a month for 10,000 baht was 12 days past payday with only chat as a contract. Another worker won a labor inspector's order and asked how to learn whether the employer sued.
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Myanmar workers pay brokers 11,000 to 18,500 baht for a permit extension that costs 6,000
A Mizzima report carried by BHRRC says brokers charged 11,000 to 18,500 baht per renewal against an official 6,000, often more than a month's pay on the 363 baht daily minimum wage. Workers use brokers because of language barriers, fear of questioning and a complex process. One factory worker said her family of four needed over 50,000 baht.
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