Thai truckers are set to go on strike on Monday as part of a marketing campaign to have diesel prices capped at 25 baht per litre for one yr. As reported by Bonanza , the strike – which will coincide with Thailand’s reopening on November 1 – will span about 80,000 trucks, together with some tour buses. The campaign, labelled “truck power”, is being undertaken by the Land Transport Federation of Thailand because it seeks to ramp up strain on the government to implement the cap.
The LTFT has advised it has notified the Tourism Council of Thailand, along with the Thai National Shippers’ Council and the Thai Chamber of Commerce, about the motion to initially cease around 20% of trucks underneath its ambit from running for a week. With the preliminary motion potentially resulting in losses of a number of billion baht, it added that the campaign might subsequently be extended to 15 days, or maybe a month, should the federal government proceed to ignore its demand.
Among the assorted truckers poised to take part in the campaign, the LTFT has said a variety of tour bus drivers have decided to affix, having received no assist from the federal government during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Savings , Kasikorn Research Centre has stated the common price of diesel this 12 months is about 26 baht per litre, up 15% year-on-year, amounting to an extra seventy six billion baht in manufacturing and transportation costs for the business sector..