Foreign workers should be offered free medical care, PM says

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:11 pm

Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 2:37 pm Yeah, that would be a great idea if the foreign migrant workers in Cambodia had access to the same fantastic health treatment as the Cambodian workers, but they would get it for free.
Does anyone have a problem with that ? Sounds peachy. However, there' s a slight catch if you examine the statement.

why not?
Cambodians/Burmese /laos with legal work papers and a L-A visa for thailand, get access to the same health care as Thai's

BUT
he said;

Prime Minister HE today said that Cambodia should be the first country to implement a free first-aid treatment to foreign workers working in the Kingdom.

Free first aid treatment?? Not ALL medical care like Thailand gives its migrant workers
so hardly the first

Felgerkarb · Post by **Felgerkarb** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:44 pm

Note the idea relies on yet another international hand out. No.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:59 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:11 pm Free first aid treatment?? Not ALL medical care like Thailand gives its migrant workers
so hardly the first

I wouldn't be hugely confident about the quality of first aid care you are likely to get either....

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 9:15 am

To me it sounds like a doctor running his own private health care business would now be required to treat overseas workers for free while charging locals a higher price to make up the shortfall in running costs,,, or would the government refund those costs.

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:59 pm

Felgerkarb wrote:Note the idea relies on yet another international hand out. No.

The endless Cambodian loop. Country with one of the worst medical systems in the world offers to pay for medical treatment of relatively low number of foreign workers, in exchange for Thailand treating a million of their citizens for free. That's the gist of the idea the way I see it.

What exactly does first aid mean though? I'm might be a bad translation or intentionally vague language. Free Band-Aids? Free CPR?

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:06 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:59 pm
Felgerkarb wrote:
What exactly does first aid mean though? I'm might be a bad translation or intentionally vague language. Free Band-Aids? Free CPR?
Tiger Balm. Duh

Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:25 pm

What exactly does first aid mean though? I'm might be a bad translation or intentionally vague language. Free Band-Aids? Free CPR?

Tiger Balm. Duh

Free sand to bury them when they get electrocuted on a building site ?

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:34 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:59 pm
Felgerkarb wrote:Note the idea relies on yet another international hand out. No.
The endless Cambodian loop. Country with one of the worst medical systems in the world offers to pay for medical treatment of relatively low number of foreign workers, in exchange for Thailand treating a million of their citizens for free. That's the gist of the idea the way I see it.

What exactly does first aid mean though? I'm might be a bad translation or intentionally vague language. Free Band-Aids? Free CPR?

Thailand does NOT treat legal migrant workers for free, they hold a thai medical card ...same as a thai citizen
and has been like this for a long long time

PLUS; i really wonder how many migrant workers from Burma,Laos,Vietnam would choose to work in Cambodia over Thailand
PLUS PLUS; i doubt any thai would choose to work in Camboida rather than at home where they dont do the jobs that the migrant laborers are hired to do

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:29 pm

phuketrichard wrote:
Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:59 pm
Felgerkarb wrote:Note the idea relies on yet another international hand out. No.
The endless Cambodian loop. Country with one of the worst medical systems in the world offers to pay for medical treatment of relatively low number of foreign workers, in exchange for Thailand treating a million of their citizens for free. That's the gist of the idea the way I see it.

What exactly does first aid mean though? I'm might be a bad translation or intentionally vague language. Free Band-Aids? Free CPR?
Thailand does NOT treat legal migrant workers for free, they hold a thai medical card ...same as a thai citizen
and has been like this for a long long time

PLUS; i really wonder how many migrant workers from Burma,Laos,Vietnam would choose to work in Cambodia over Thailand
PLUS PLUS; i doubt any thai would choose to work in Camboida rather than at home where they dont do the jobs that the migrant laborers are hired to do

That was my whole point. I see it as a rather foolishly optimistic ploy from the PM to get the Thais to accept a totally one-sided deal. They won't. The only ones to benefit would be the Burmese and Cambodians who have tons of workers in Thailand. Why would Thailand accept to treat all those migrant workers for free? Meanwhile, the 5000 Thais residing in Cambodia would get free shitty healthcare... Yeah right. I'm sure they'll agree with to that financial burden in a hurry...

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