Workers end strike on Thai resort island

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Source: Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hotel workers on the Thai resort island of Phuket have ended a three-day strike that forced the closure of six hotels and disrupted holidays for hundreds of foreign tourists, police said on Sunday.

Workers blocked roads to the sprawling resort complex after the Laguna Group cut employee bonuses and ruled out a wage increase this year, the Phuket Gazette reported.

Tourists staying at the Laguna complex were moved to other hotels on the island, which has seen a sharp drop in visitors since the seizure of Bangkok's main airports late last year.

"The hotel did not negotiate. They told the protesters they cannot increase wages this year because they will struggle with losses," Phuket police officer Pharidon Ghaniama said.



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