The Service Workers in Group (Swing) Foundation recently held a forum, "Sex (Worker) and the City", to discuss policies relating to sex work. Criminalised industryDespite the scale of the sex industry in Thailand, sex work remains criminalised under the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act. Ms Patdarasm said sex workers should be protected under the Entertainment Places Act so they can be considered formal workers. Thai Sang Thai PartyBest Wongpairojkul, Thai Sang Thai deputy secretary-general, said sex work "should not remain in the shadows" and urged decriminalisation. "The problem is not the sex workers themselves, but the system that facilitates corruption and exploitation," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 01, 2026 01:45 UTC