Vol.61/No.33 September 28, 1997
Workers Protest Austerity In Thailand
Thousands of workers demonstrated in Bangkok, Thailand,
over the weekend September 13 -14, protesting austerity
measures in face of the economic crisis there, and calling
on the prime minister to resign. The finance minister
estimated 1 million workers will lose their jobs in the
aftermath of the devaluation of the Thai currency, the baht,
July 2. "Poor people pay off the debt while the evil
capitalists sell off the country," was the slogan of the
demonstration.
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