"Lingerie factory closed, 1,388 jobless", 11 March 2021

A total of 1,388 people have been thrown out of work by lingerie manufacturer Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Ltd's abrupt closure of its factory in Bang Sao Thong district...

Its workforce, mostly employed in the production department, were in a state of shock.

The company announcement said it had been directly affected by the economic slump, in both Thailand and rest of the world, from 2019. It was made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Exports of its lingerie products had dropped dramatically leading to accumulated debts that forced it to close down the business from March 11.

One laid-off worker...said the company gave them no advance warning at all.

Unhappy employees gathered outside the factory in Soi 7 of Bang Phli Industrial Estate in tambon Bang Sao...still waiting for an explanation. 

The Labour Ministry sent officials there to inform them about compensation entitlements and their right to unemployment benefits.