Thailand’s forest rangers are pushing for the next salary. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation in Thailand is asking for a pay raise for approximately 14,000 forest rangers, Thai PBS reported.
The division is looking for a rise from the present month-to-month wage of 9,000 baht to eleven,000 baht from the Comptroller Department of the Finance Ministry, efficient from October 1.
Atthaphon Charoenchansa, the department’s director-general, said on Tuesday that the present salary of 9,000 baht was final raised from 6,000 baht on April 1. Given the present economic situation, this increase does not align with the price of dwelling. He emphasised that contemplating the responsibilities and risks related to their job, there is a important disparity between the forest rangers’ compensation and that of other authorities officers.
The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Varawut Silpa-archa, is aware of the difficulty and wants forest rangers to be treated and compensated appropriately, Atthaphon added.
Forest rangers face quite a few challenges of their line of obligation and infrequently put their lives in danger. They are tasked with safeguarding the country’s forests, wildlife, and plants, and sadly, some rangers are injured or lose their lives every year.
On Unconditional , unlawful poachers shot and killed a Chon Buri forest ranger in the Sri Racha district. A group of 14 rangers came across the poachers while on a routine patrol within the Khao Khiao-Khao Chomphu Wildlife Sanctuary. The rangers attempted to arrest the poachers, and the poachers then began taking pictures at them, resulting in a gunfight..