Laos is getting better and developing, but will take time. Young Lao go work in Thailand because of better pay and similar culture. Worker in Laos get about $60-$100 a month, but $300 or more a month in Thailand. It's human nature people will go where there's jobs and opportunity. Young people have need, they want nice cothes, car, phone, game, motorcycle, materialistic stuff. Working in Thailand is one way to get them.
Because of bureaucracy, politic, corruption, bribery. They say open business in Laos is one of the hardest place in the world. Laos business ranking is 171 out of 187. Vietnam rank 71, Thailand 39 and Singapore is number 1. Wonder why Singapore so wealthy and prosper. They're very business friendly.
You have to know everything from law to regulation before open business in Laos. Maybe you also need connection. Growing up in America we are used to democracy system and rule of law, but in Asia and other part of the world it might be different story.
PEACE wrote on 28
th Apr, 2011 at 2:08pm:
Very sad
. Let's go back to Laos, start something and create jobs for these youngs.
llX wrote on 28
th Apr, 2011 at 6:51am:
Very sad young Lao has less jobs, and opportunity so they go look for work in Thailand. Some are being traffick into prostitution.