Thailand listed among top 10 countries with highest number of sex workers worldwide

[Yagoda]

14 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Men wanting sex is entirely normal IMHO.

Really? Ya mean all these years I havent been a revolting filthy gutter crawling degenerate clam lapping chowder spewing wallowing pervert?

 

Well probably, but at least a normal one

[RichardColeman]

more interesting to see sex workers highest per city than country

[Trip Hop]

16 hours ago, ChipButty said:

They have it wrong, I can confirm Thailand is No1 

The are all on the game you are not safe anywhere, 

I tend to agree. A long time ago when I first started visiting, a long term expat told me that everything in Thailand is for sale for the right price. They generally have a different towards this and whilst the majority might not be actively and regularly selling it, it doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t if the price was right? This can be applied to just about any country in different forms though and you only have to look at say supermodels with aging but loaded rockstars etc?  Here though the arrangement is just a bit more up front. 

[BusNo8]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

The International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW) has revealed that Thailand is home to 250,000 sex workers, one of the highest numbers worldwide. Despite this, the profession remains illegal in the country and workers are lacking basic employment rights.

 

In a recent report titled 'Sex Worker Statistics by Country, Gender', the IUSW provided a breakdown of the worldwide sex industry. The findings suggest there are over 50 million sex workers globally, with 41.6 million female and 10.4 million male. They predict this number will rise over time due to the increasing options for offering sexual services.

 

The report also ranked the countries with the highest number of sex workers. Standing at the top is China, with 5 million workers, followed by India (3 million), the US (1 million), the Philippines (800,000), Mexico (500,000), Germany (400,000), Brazil (250,000), Thailand (250,000), Bangladesh (200,000), and South Korea (147,000).

 

Although Thailand is in the top ten, the authorities continue to deny the presence of such workers, with the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act making it illegal. The industry, however, is widely recognized.

 

Several activists, including sex workers, are fighting for its legalization. They aim for sex workers to have employment rights similar to those in other industries.

 

Empower Foundation's human rights activist Chatchalawan Mueangchan, has reported that the Protection of Sex Service Act was proposed over five years ago to the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (M-Society), but has seen no progress since.

 

Earlier this year, Chatchalawan and the sex industry representatives in Thailand repeated their call for progress on the act. They insist that sex work is a bona fide job and should thus have equivalent employment rights. The issue was highlighted again on Labour Day.

 

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This is stupid and demonstrates nothing. Needs at minimum to be ratio / percent of population. Of course China will have more than Thailand it's 1B vs 70M

[ibjoe]

How many are being trafficked, being forced to work against their will? I would never patronize a person I thought was being trafficked, I would never support their pimp. Every worker should be doing it of their own free will, and keeping the money they earn. Every person trafficking others should be locked up in jail. Forced prostitution is wrong, we should not support that.

[decca60]

And during that time, authorities didn't find a single one in Pattaya .............

[SportRider]

16 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I'm surprised they are so far down the list!

Yes raw numbers are not very informative. 

They should divide by population and give us a hookers-per-thousand-people statistic.  The league table will change. 

[Ausie11]

14 hours ago, eisfeld said:

Germany has 60% more sex workers than Thailand? Yea right. Sorry I can't take this report seriously.

 

I'd read more about it but unfortunately the OP didn't link to the actual report.

Every brothel in Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea is full of Thai girls, so, I don't know if they count them as local sex workers

[neeray]

It's a topic that's hard to put a finger on. 

[superal]

and what percentage are lady boys , high I bet

[save the frogs]

Well, the numbers are important.

 

But what about the perception in society? Is it ever going to change? 

 

Will they always be perceived negatively?

 

 

[fondue zoo]

so, huuuUUBB?

[Chris Daley]

Lovely Buddhist country.

[newbee2022]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

The International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW) has revealed that Thailand is home to 250,000 sex workers, one of the highest numbers worldwide. Despite this, the profession remains illegal in the country and workers are lacking basic employment rights.

 

In a recent report titled 'Sex Worker Statistics by Country, Gender', the IUSW provided a breakdown of the worldwide sex industry. The findings suggest there are over 50 million sex workers globally, with 41.6 million female and 10.4 million male. They predict this number will rise over time due to the increasing options for offering sexual services.

 

The report also ranked the countries with the highest number of sex workers. Standing at the top is China, with 5 million workers, followed by India (3 million), the US (1 million), the Philippines (800,000), Mexico (500,000), Germany (400,000), Brazil (250,000), Thailand (250,000), Bangladesh (200,000), and South Korea (147,000).

 

Although Thailand is in the top ten, the authorities continue to deny the presence of such workers, with the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act making it illegal. The industry, however, is widely recognized.

 

Several activists, including sex workers, are fighting for its legalization. They aim for sex workers to have employment rights similar to those in other industries.

 

Empower Foundation's human rights activist Chatchalawan Mueangchan, has reported that the Protection of Sex Service Act was proposed over five years ago to the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (M-Society), but has seen no progress since.

 

Earlier this year, Chatchalawan and the sex industry representatives in Thailand repeated their call for progress on the act. They insist that sex work is a bona fide job and should thus have equivalent employment rights. The issue was highlighted again on Labour Day.

 

File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google

 

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Another "hub". But actually....how they count them? By asking: "Are you a prostitute?" 

And then, what is it with all those who are working as a "hostess" (student in University) or those who give "Happy Endings" in Massage shops, or those who give farangs for the time of holidays a good time? (2,3,6 months) ,and pretend to be the "only one"?

Sure, they are all prostitutes, not only some hundred thousands🙏

[herfiehandbag]

15 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Be careful your halo does not strangle you.

That used to be a favourite saying of my Grandmother; don't forget, your halo only has to slip 6 inches and its a noose!

[Mr Meeseeks]

Thailand be like

 

 

 

[Silencer]

Pretty easy to find the report (Google the report Titile), has other interesting data. For example, says Russia has about 3M workers but not listed here.  Says about 4M are trafficked, Asia being the primary source. Also, webcam models, Onlyfans, and other internet sites are included in the statistics. A breakdown between the % of hands-on(flesh) vs technology workers might be interesting as well. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

45 minutes ago, decca60 said:

And during that time, authorities didn't find a single one in Pattaya .............

 

Thainess - a complete refusal to accept reality.

 

Given Thai men like to talk about shagging other women and visiting soapies, brothels etc., when you point out how their country is perceived by foreigners they get annoyed. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

2 hours ago, Guitar God said:

Per capita, The U.S. has as many sex workers as Thailand does. 

 

Nonsense.

[Sydebolle]

Get realistic. Compare apples with apples and statistics of this kind should exclude small children and elder folks. If you apply the age window of 16 to 50, you're pretty spot on. Yes, there is the illegal less than 16 years old and some beyond 45 don't want to leave the trade - but you covered most of it. 

Then you will see, that the percentage is considerably higher and, given the fact, that there is a house of ill repute literally everywhere in this country you can take it to the bank, that Thailand is among the top three. 

Legalize the trade, don't just ignore it away as absolutely everybody in the land knows, that prostitution and corruption are both the backbone of many, many millions of Baht ......... me thinks! 

I met girls without the burden of children born out of wedlock, who were simply too lazy to work a "normal" job. Their iPhone-mania, their solid gold necklaces, motorbikes for brothers and pick-up trucks for the uncles, fathers etc. - all on installments of course - were overriding elements in their materialism driven by monetary greed second to none. Hence legalize it or - even promote it through the TAT. Maybe not what the average country would do but see the cannabis legalization .......... 

[Jiggo]

Who and how do they arrive at these figures, more click bate.

[DavidAlexander]

"The International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW)".... Regardless of who it is, I also look at polls done by special interest groups as highly suspect. These numbers look like something I would come up with given a couple hours on the internet and a spreadsheet.

[kuzmabruk]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand (250,000)

you can’t limit the results to only Korat, you must include the rest of the country

[terryofcrete]

16 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Seems surprisingly low?

That's just Pattaya.

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[go4it]

18 minutes ago, Sydebolle said:

I met girls without the burden of children born out of wedlock, who were simply too lazy to work a "normal" job.

I live in a small village in rural Isaan and I know many cases of lazy women who go to work in Pattaya or the casinos across the boarder. Not just for the money but also for the fun and hoping to find a rich foreigner. One I personally know trough my partner has met a rich Chinese and is very happy to spend his Yuan and Dollars. This doesn’t motivate other young women to work hard….

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

Really? Ya mean all these years I havent been a revolting filthy gutter crawling degenerate clam lapping chowder spewing wallowing pervert?

 

Well probably, but at least a normal one

Is that you, Nyezhov? Certainly his style.

[Cabradelmar]

I demand a recount 😄 250k does seem a bit low. But seeing as (per authorities) there is no prostitution in Pattaya, maybe 250k is fair (sarcasm)

[actonion]

18 hours ago, bob smith said:

well, at least they are in the top 10 for something!!

 

bob.

Road deaths  as well,  3rd in the world I believe

[Tailwagsdog]

The human rights worker is BS & misguided and is a front for business to take a share of the girls earnings. The girls pay no tax and don't want interference in their choice of partners. Brothels are a seedy turn off to make fat pig pimps rich. Thailand has it right, don't change anything 👍👍👍👍.

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, Trip Hop said:

I tend to agree. A long time ago when I first started visiting, a long term expat told me that everything in Thailand is for sale for the right price. They generally have a different towards this and whilst the majority might not be actively and regularly selling it, it doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t if the price was right? This can be applied to just about any country in different forms though and you only have to look at say supermodels with aging but loaded rockstars etc?  Here though the arrangement is just a bit more up front. 

And you can make an argument that a hot, young sex worker here is alot more honest than the average hot young civilian in the West. At least here you know what you will have to dish out up front for the prize.