Thailand Prostitutes Get Protection

It’s well known that Bangkok is one of the top destinations for sex tourists. Along with nearby Pattaya sex travelers from around the globe come to Bangkok for sex, to live their fantasies and to have a good time in general.

Recently I found an article in The Nation that is reporting a panel has been established by the Thailand Labour Ministry to develop protection schemes for the independent workers in Thailands go-go bars and other nighttime service venues. The panel was created per the request from Empower Foundation which works for the rights of women in the sex industry.

Since Thailand has a very long standing history and tradition of prostitution providing protection and services for the Thai girls involved makes perfect sense. I don’t think trying to change the cultural mindset would be very successful, so prostitution in Thailand is not very likely to disappear anytime soon.

Currently social security plans and laws about standard wages don’t cover sex workers, but it could make the business much better for the thousands of poor Thai girls who enter it because they feel they have little other viable alternatives. Additionally, new laws could provide a registration system and allow for better healthcare and standard AIDS testing and certification for the myriad of sex workers in Bangkok and Thailand in general. This would improve conditions not only for the girls, but for their customers as well.

I’m not one to make moral judgements. Prostitution is the oldest known profession for a very good reason and as long as we can keep it safe for all parties I see no reason not to let consenting adults do whatever they like. I do believe that the government has some responsibility in keeping these girls safe and healthy so a plan like this would be beneficial.

I’m not holding my breath however since the comment made by the Thai Labour Ministry was that they are investigating the issue and that authorities have already encouraged the service venues (ie the go-go bars) to provide basic welfare for the girls. And I think that is as far as this will go.

The Thai government provides very little in the way of welfare programs now for it’s citizens and I don’t think that they are going to start with the sex workers. It doesn’t make sense for them politically.

In addition, Thai’s are very good at ignoring those things they don’t want to see and to hiding things that put them in a bad light lest they lose face. Prostitution in Thailand falls into this category I think and as soon as possible will be put back in the darkness where Thai’s don’t discuss it even though it is all around them.

Finally, this is a very long standing and complex situation. There are so many people involved and even if unacknowledged I think the sex industry in Thailand is accepted. Too change things at this point would affect some very rich and powerful people in Bangkok and that is why nothing will change. I can’t be sure, but I would be willing to bet that these people are the friends of the very politicians who would be making the new laws. They will privately lobby against this and nothing will change.

Just my two cents.

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