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Thai construction workers

By Peter (editor)
Posted in thailand photos
Tags: ,
May 30, 2011

Armed with my camera I make Thailand unsafe. You never have enough photos. They are pictures that adorn my post. Memories, memories and indelible images.

Sometimes you're lucky. Then there is something special in between. You can't always explain why. A photo does not have to be technically perfect. Exposure, focus, the correct aperture, white balance and other technical stuff. What does it matter? You capture an image. That's usually a moment. Sometimes a fraction of a second. A glance, an expression it can be anything that makes that one photo so special.

Like these. Technically not perfect, but the composition is special. The expression and pose of these men. They rest for a while. The work is hard and intensive. Something different, a pale farang with a camera.

The story behind this photo is as follows. A train from Bangkok to Hua Hin. During construction work on the track, the train is stopped at Bang Bamru. From my compartment I look up and see these construction workers. They look at me. I point to my camera and nod. So I ask permission. The man in the sunglasses nods back and smiles. I print.

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9 Responses to “Thai Construction Workers”

  1. Marjan says up
    30 May 2011 at 23: 21

    Peter, construction workers in Asia…. I marveled at it. The inefficiency in India, the amazing power of the women in Bali. In the port of Jakarta men who bring heavy bags from ships to the quay. Heavy burdens on your back, kilometers long in the Himalayas.
    But especially the strength of the body you see everywhere in Asia. Both in men and in women. Admirable….
    And then all those rags they wear…. When I look at that, I can't move a foot in such a climate!!!

  2. rene says up
    31 May 2011 at 09: 37

    I have the impression that the majority of construction workers, and also road workers, are women. This is not always clearly visible, as they do everything they can to keep the sunlight away. Nothing but respect for what those people perform in the most impossible temperatures.

  3. Mike37 says up
    31 May 2011 at 12: 49

    Very nice photo indeed! I think it's a shame that as visitors we can't send a matching photo with our postings, but only a link, maybe in the future?

    • Khun Peter (editor) says up
      31 May 2011 at 15: 28

      @ Mieke, that is technically a bit difficult to realize. But never say never.

  4. Leo says up
    31 May 2011 at 15: 10

    Usually it is Burmese or Cambodian workers who work on construction projects, these are even cheaper than the Thai workers.

    • hans says up
      31 May 2011 at 18: 38

      In the northeast, of course, you also have the LAOS. Knowledge of mine put his girlfriend's son and daughter-in-law to work on the construction of his house.

      paid 200 and 170 thb respectively per day, so the daughter-in-law does the heavy lifting. the asshole.

      I think wages are even lower in the south.

      I understand from my girlfriend that the Thai (apprentice???) cook in the restaurant gets 150 thb, then I don't even want to know what those girls from Ryanmar get for serving from early in the morning until late at night in the restaurants next to my door

      Incidentally, there is a regulation in Thailand for minimum wages that differ per region,

      But well

  5. Henk says up
    31 May 2011 at 20: 18

    I find those construction workers in Thailand more pleasant to watch than here in NL.
    Here we are often treated to that butt crack with those guys. And there is a great invention for that here. The Burqa!!!

    Henk

  6. Johnny says up
    2 June 2011 on 09: 51

    I suspect that there are just as many women as men working in construction. And many women are particularly handy. The wage differs per region, but on average you can say that it is 200 bath.

  7. Niek says up
    23 June 2011 on 08: 12

    For my photo series about 'construction workers' please click on the tag 'construction worker', not to promote myself, but out of sympathy for the women you see doing this hard work all over Thailand!


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