BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Wednesday he will send his daughter to work part-time at a McDonald's next to her high school to set an example for teenagers.
"It is pathetic to learn from news reports that a 13-year-old girl had to sell her body to make money for nightclubbing," Thaksin told a seminar on tackling poverty and social evils, citing an example of teenagers taking the easy way out. "I've talked to the owner of McDonald's about allowing teenagers to work part-time at his restaurants and he's keen on that. So I will be sending my daughter to work at the store next to her school after the university entrance examination."
Thaksin, one of Thailand's richest men, said he wanted to set a constructive example to encourage good social values and for Thai teenagers to take pride in earning their own money honestly.
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"It is pathetic to learn from news reports that a 13-year-old girl had to sell her body to make money for nightclubbing," Thaksin told a seminar on tackling poverty and social evils, citing an example of teenagers taking the easy way out. "I've talked to the owner of McDonald's about allowing teenagers to work part-time at his restaurants and he's keen on that. So I will be sending my daughter to work at the store next to her school after the university entrance examination."
Thaksin, one of Thailand's richest men, said he wanted to set a constructive example to encourage good social values and for Thai teenagers to take pride in earning their own money honestly.
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