Pattaya: Go Go dancers go to police claiming their "foreign" boss has not paid them

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Pattaya: Go Go dancers go to police claiming their "foreign" boss has not paid them

 

Picture: Ruk Siam News

 

More than 30 A-Go-Go dancers descended on Pattaya police station at 3 am this morning claiming that their foreign boss has not paid them, reported Ruk Siam News .

 

They were from a bar on Walking Street. The business is apparently for sale.

 

Gift, 29, representing the group said that they are collectively owed 400,000 baht. 

 

She said that the foreign owner - no nationality was given - had not paid them. 

 

They were due their salary on a ten day rolling cycle on October 24th. He asked for a delay and promised they would be paid at 9pm on October 28th, yesterday.

 

Picture: Ruk Siam News

 

But when the time came the owner was nowhere to be seen. 

 

Gift told the cops and media that staff were paid about 1,200 baht a day and 60-70 people had not been remunerated.

 

She said that everyone was tired and fed up - they were forced to dance in high heels seven or eight hours a day.

 

They all had payments to parents and children to make as well as rent and daily expenses to cover. 

 

Picture: Ruk Siam News

 

The police received the report and advised the ladies to take the matter up directly with the Chonburi department of employment.

 

The Facebook page for the bar, as well as at the premises on Walking Street itself have signs advertising the business as being for sale, notes Thaivisa. 

 

The Facebook page says: "A nice gogo, beautiful and sexy girls, normal staff".

 

Source: Ruk Siam News

 

 

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13 minutes ago, webfact said:

More than 30 A-Go-Go dancers descended

and then I woke up.

[colinneil]

She said, everyone was tired and fed up- they were forced to dance in high heels for 7- 8 hours a day.

Sorry girl nobody forced you to do it, you and the others chose to flash your bodies for money.

[steven100]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

But when the time came the owner was nowhere to be seen.

[BTB1977]

1,200 a day.  Something smells fishy.  

[BritManToo]

I could help one or two of them out for a short time.

[Chazar]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

they were forced to dance in high heels seven or eight hours a day.

rubbish,  u  c  that  door  over  there........

[Bruce Aussie]

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I could help one or two of them out for a short time.

An hour or so. Lol

[gk10002000]

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

The police received the report and advised the ladies to take the matter up directly with the Chonburi department of employment

So another example of nutty legal process.  Where are the courts?  How to file suit?  Employment office won't do much.  Find the foreigner before he flees if he has not already

[roderick17]

Which bar is it ??

[Orton Rd]

Fake news they never actually dance do they, unless things have changed they shuffle about for 30 mins then sit down with their phones again, it's a hard life ????

[LazySlipper]

45 minutes ago, webfact said:

The police received the report and advised the ladies to take the matter up directly with the Chonburi department of employment.

 

Well... by doing this they are making sure that the girls will NEVER get paid. And who says the BIB are never on the foreigners' side.   Kinda sad... 

[Chazar]

17 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

for a short time

its  girth that counts so dont be too disheartened

[Ron jeremy]

Checks in the mail, he’ll send it when he gets home????????????????????????

[KhunBENQ]

From the Thai news I found the name of the place.

Can't remember to have read/seen before.

For sale since at least April.

Anyone care for phone nr/LINE ID to start a new business

[KhunBENQ]

25 minutes ago, BTB1977 said:

1,200 a day.  Something smells fishy.  

If he paid them that much as a fixed salary, no wonder it's on sale.

[Orton Rd]

Is it a matter for the Police? seems civil rather than a criminal issue

[PatOngo]

Now they'll have time to update their CV's for their next gig!

[Vacuum]

13 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

If he paid them that much as a fixed salary, no wonder it's on sale.

Obviously he didn't, hence their complaints. 555

[Skallywag]

May see some of these ladies plying their services on Beach road. 

[Orac]

Not a lot of sympathy for these ladies here. 
 

Sure it is not the first time they have been stiffed by a yank but they are the victims.

[transam]

8 minutes ago, Skallywag said:

May see some of these ladies plying their services on Beach road. 

Yes.............They will be pleased to see you, as usual........????

[robblok]

42 minutes ago, Chazar said:

its  girth that counts so dont be too disheartened

sorry but I hope your are not confused and talk about your waist.. the prefer that smaller ????

[kevin612]

Let me take care one girl among 30 as well.

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, Ron jeremy said:

Checks in the mail, he’ll send it when he gets home????????????????????????

Or if it was an Eastern European run Boy GoGo Bar: The Czech's in the male.

[tlandtday]

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

If he paid them that much as a fixed salary, no wonder it's on sale.

sounds like he fully intended not to pay them with this type of salary... however most of these salaries are linked to ridiculous drink quotas so with no customers they could never get the 1200 and their salary would revert to below the thai minimum wage this is the game most of these immoral gogo managers play with the girls..

[clarky cat]

1 hour ago, roderick17 said:

Which bar is it ??

probably one of the russian ones

[Vacuum]

1 hour ago, roderick17 said:

Which bar is it ??

The one without Go Go dancers?

[holy cow cm]

Here we go again. bad foreigner out good go go girl in.. 

[Justgrazing]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Gift, 29

unwrapped on a daily basis then ..