Understanding Urbanity through Food Precarity of Daily-wage Workers in Bangkok
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Studying the urban experience through the food choices of daily-wage workers provides insight into the daily challenges, particularly during emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the various channels available for accessing food in urban areas, the economic conditions of daily-wage workers pose a significant obstacle to their ability to access the food system. As a result, these daily-wage workers are not immune to food shortages but possess a keen awareness of the nutritional value of different foods. However, the instability of their income forces them to prioritise economic needs over nutrition and food quality, putting them at risk of a poor quality of life. Many of these workers come from families involved in agricultural food production. Still, their employment in urban areas forces them to limit their food consumption and work hard to earn enough money for each meal.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่นๆในมหาวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใดๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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