Over 13,000 workers have been negatively hit by the ongoing "red-shirts" rally at the Rathchaprasong intersection in capital Bangkok, the National News Bureau of Thailand reported Tuesday.

Totally, some 13,800 workers, 13 hotels, five department stores, and over 400 shops have been troubled by the rally, said Jirasak Sukhonthachart, Department of Employment (DOE) Director-General.

The DOE has set up an assistance center to aid these affected workers by providing unemployment insurance and rights to medical service under the Social Security system.

On Monday, a meeting of a joint panel, consisting of top brasses from the government side and private sector assigned Kobsak Sabhavasu, Prime Minister's secretary-general and Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij to seek measures to help these affect people.

The "red-shirts" rally has started from March 12 as the "red-shirts" are now gathering at the Rathchaprasong intersection in the center of Bangkok.

They are now gathering at the Rathchaprasong intersection as they have demanded Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to " immediately" dissolve the lower House of parliament and hold a new general election.

The "red-shirts" have viewed that, apart from the House dissolution, there is no other solution to the country's ongoing political conflict.

But, the private sector has opposed the early House dissolution since it will negatively affect continuity of the government's economic stimulus measures.

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