Factors Affecting Unskilled Labor Employment in the Age of Thailand 4.0 in Laem Chabang Industrial Estate, Chon Buri Province

Abstract

             This research aimed to study factors affecting an unskilled labor employment in the age of Thailand 4.0 in Laem Chabang industrial estate Chon Buri Province to be used as a guideline for the development of unskilled labor to meet the needs of the employer in the changing environment in the age of Thailand 4.0. The research applied survey method with data collected using questionnaires from 89 samples who were companies in Laem Chabang industrial estate Chon Buri Province and analyzed by logit model. The result of this study indicated the important factors that influence the decision to employ an unskilled labor at the statistical significance level of 0.10 were type of industry, corporate strategy, opinion on the effect of Thailand 4.0 policy and Eastern Economics Corridor (EEC) project to the investment of production process improvement, labor qualification in creativity, cost of wage and raw material, external environment in government policy about Thailand 4.0 and EEC project including with condition of domestic economy could significantly explain the decision to employ an unskilled labor of the companies in Laem Chabang industrial estate Chon Buri Province.