ML Puntrik Smiti, permanent secretary for labour, said the job cuts comprised 3,000 bus conductors and 1,000 employees in other departments. The BMTA currently employs 12,869 people.No details were released on how many of the cuts would come from layoffs, early retirements and attrition.The state-owned bus operator would work with the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare and relevant agencies to provide occupational training and placement assistance for laid-off workers as well as compensation benefits.ML Puntrik said the BMTA board will meet on Monday to work on the revised rehabilitation scheme and submit it to the State Enterprise Policy Office, which Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will chair next month.
BMTA director Surachai Iamwachirasakul said earlier the company' s rehab plan, prompted by losses in recent years, focused on cutting costs and increasing revenues. The BMTA generated revenue of about