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Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai Sex and Entertainment Industry

Author(s) -

Leo Bernardo Villar

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

anti-trafficking review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2287-0113

pISSN - 2286-7511

DOI - 10.14197/atr.201219127

Subject(s) - sex work , harassment , sex workers , work (physics) , vulnerability (computing) , entertainment , entertainment industry , labour law , right to work , political science , business , law , sociology , engineering , computer security , population , medicine , mechanical engineering , demography , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , computer science , research methodology

This article examines the working conditions in sex and entertainment work in Thailand using the Unacceptable Forms of Work (UFW) Framework. Criminalisation of sex work and insufficient oversight of labour conditions increase the vulnerability of sex workers to police harassment; prevent sex workers from accessing legal and social protections; and contribute to the decent work deficit in the sector. Protecting the human rights of sex workers and ensuring decent work in the Thai sex and entertainment industry necessarily involves the decriminalisation of sex work; amending labour and social protection laws, policies, and systems to be inclusive of sex workers; and ensuring implementation. Throughout the process of policy change, the involvement of sex workers, their employers, and civil society organisations is crucial.

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