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Thailand's fruit harvest suffers from severe labor shortage

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Thailand is experiencing a severe labor shortage, particularly affecting its agricultural sector. Migrant workers, crucial for harvesting fruits like mangosteen, rambutan, and durian, have become scarce due to border disputes and increased competition. This scarcity has driven up daily wages significantly, forcing farmers to prioritize more profitable crops and leave others to rot on the trees. AI

RANK_REASON Significant economic impact due to labor shortage in a key industry. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Thailand's fruit harvest suffers from severe labor shortage

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    Thailand’s deepening labour shortage roils harvest as unpicked fruits rot

    Ripe mangosteen and rambutan hang unpicked from trees in eastern Thailand, where a shortage of migrant workers is forcing growers to decide which crops are valuable enough to harvest and which will be left to rot. For Jomsak Putirattana, who also grows durian in Chanthaburi provi…

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