02.01.2023
8.1 Million People In Thailand Poor, 4.4 Million Below Poverty Line
In the education sector, it was found that more children have dropped out of school, especially those who are not living with their parents. Citing its Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) which identifies four dimensions of poverty, namely education, health, quality of living and financial stability, it said 8.1 million Thais are suffering from poverty. “As many as 36.9% of them are the elderly, while 51.5% are those who do not contribute to the economy, like children, the mentally ill, the ill or the unemployed,” NESDC said. More than 280,000 students have been recorded as having dropped out of school last year due to poverty, the report said. In terms of health, it said poor people suffer from the lack of access to clean water and nutrition, adding that people’s access to basic utilities is still limited, especially in remote areas. When it comes to quality of living, it said 3.8 million people do not have access to the internet as signals do not reach all locations and many people are not able to pay internet fees. When it comes to financial security, the report said many workers do not have access to social security and their earnings are not enough to make ends meet.
Credit: ALJAZEERA
Credit: ALJAZEERA
Poverty deprives people of adequate education, health care and of life's most basic necessities- safe living conditions (including clean air and clean drinking water) and an adequate food supply. The developed (industrialized) countries today account for roughly 20 percent of the world's population but control about 80 percent of the world's wealth.
Poverty and pollution seem to operate in a vicious cycle that, so far, has been hard to break. Even in the developed nations, the gap between the rich and the poor is evident in their respective social and environmental conditions.
Poverty and pollution seem to operate in a vicious cycle that, so far, has been hard to break. Even in the developed nations, the gap between the rich and the poor is evident in their respective social and environmental conditions.
