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Considers how workers in the six tsunami-hit provinces are struggling for the compensation from employers affected by the disaster. Reveals how the labour law did not protect hotel employees, including informal workers who are sub-contractors, self-employed, or small-scale fisherfolk. Reports that hotel employees in Phangnga province do not have labour unions to know their rights and to fight for them, whereas some hotel owners did not enroll their employers in social security, and many employers hired migrant workers instead of Thais. Raises attention to the issues of what the employees need from the government, mentioning the compensation for social security, low-interest loan, and a formal forum to listen to their problems and their view on how to meet their needs