Thawat Sae-ngam, president of the teachers'union in Narathiwat province, said the 1, 000 baht ( US $ 25 ) monthly hardship allowance was not worth risking their lives.
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The employees, including line workers, service crews and operators at the Montserrat Electricity Service power plant, walked off the job Friday afternoon to protest the government's decision not to pay them a tax-free bonus they called a " hardship allowance ."
