A politician in Thailand has ignited public outrage after she posted a photo of herself enjoying fancy food at a cafe with factory workers in shot behind a floor-to-ceiling window.
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Many people on social have have likened the scene to a “human zoo”.
Chiang Mai-based Thai Sang Thai Party member and an executive director at Thonburi Healthcare Group, Suwadee Puntpanich, posted the controversial photo on her social media account with 110,000 followers on April 23.
The photo was taken at a famous café called Yen.CNX. as Suwadee appears to be having a good time with fancy-looking drinks and desserts on her table.
In the background, several modestly dressed tobacco factory workers are sorting leaves behind a large glass panel.
Suwadee wrote in the post: “The cafe has divided a section of a tobacco leaf sorting factory into a coffee shop. You can see their way of life.”