The COVID-19 crisis has greatly increased social inequality.

Abstract

Social inequality in Thailand has long been a chronic and potentially more serious issue following the COVID-19 crisis, especially the poor or socially vulnerable most affected by the lack of income from Lock down measures and shutdowns of small and medium businesses. This increases the gap between the poor and the rich, such as employment, income, health, and education. However, this crisis can be a great opportunity for social work. As it has made civil society more focused on the problem of inequality and see more of the gaps in the state welfare system that help achieve a change in the direction that facilitates the advocacy of policies and measures to address social inequality problems for attaining the strategy of creating fairness and reducing inequality over the next 5 years.