Last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha returned from Riyadh with big news for workers -- Saudi Arabia has high demand for labour, and eight million jobs are now up for grabs.
Labour cooperation was among the top agenda items as the two countries fully restored diplomatic ties after more than three decades following the Blue Diamond affair and the unresolved murders of Saudi diplomats and a businessman with close ties to the House of Saud, one of the world's richest families, back in the 1980s. The cases upset Riyadh so much so that it gave Thailand the cold shoulder despite its need for labour.
