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Freelancers in the frame: Thailand mulls welfare for all, even in the sex trade


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40 minutes ago, webfact said:

government is contemplating extending welfare protections to freelance workers, including those in the sex industry

The government is doing things backwards.

 

The freelancers would not freelance if the government paid a pension or similar to the young single mothers, also garnishing the wages of the fathers that have taken off. 

 

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This is unimaginable news!.....Hookers getting welfare....an illegal trade being supported? 

About freakin' time....

Admit it and stop the nicey nicey pretence, that Thailand is a purist country...prostitution in Thailand is huge

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2 hours ago, webfact said:

The government is contemplating extending welfare protections to freelance workers, including those in the sex industry, akin to those available to employees registered with the Social Security Fund (SSF), contingent on their payment of income taxes.

Not so sure that sex workers really want to declare their actual earnings and pay tax...

although they wouldn't say no to the SSF.

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

including those in the sex industry, akin to those available to employees registered with the Social Security Fund (SSF), contingent on their payment of income taxes.

i guess there will be no need for this since Thailand has blatantly said there is NO Prostitution in Thailand. All those sexy young women on soi 6 Pattaya are merely eye candy to get you to buy drinks. 

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4 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

This is unimaginable news!.....Hookers getting welfare....an illegal trade being supported? 

About freakin' time....

Admit it and stop the nicey nicey pretence, that Thailand is a purist country...prostitution in Thailand is huge

and make Thailand a world class family destination 

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2 hours ago, shackleton said:

So the government now admit there is Prostitution in Thailand

Instead of  denying it 🤑

 

Here we go again 🙄. Can you produce any evidence that the government has ever stated that there is "no prostitution in Thailand"?  I doubt it, as prostitution is regulated under Thai law!!

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7 hours ago, webfact said:

The government is contemplating extending welfare protections to freelance workers, including those in the sex industry, akin to those available to employees registered with the Social Security Fund (SSF), contingent on their payment of income taxes.

 

Are foreigners considered as income tax paying freelance workers.

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4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Not so sure that sex workers really want to declare their actual earnings and pay tax...

although they wouldn't say no to the SSF.

 

they'll need to get receipts, keep and declare annual accounts, as any sole trader would. not sure the thai revenue infrastructure is up to it

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5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Not so sure that sex workers really want to declare their actual earnings and pay tax...

although they wouldn't say no to the SSF.

Remembering that the Social Security Fund has rules and regulations which must be adhered to:

 

- All persons in permanent employment must become members of the SSF.

 

- SSF members are required to pay a monthly contribution of 432Baht a month to the SSF.. Plus the employer is required to match that amount and the employer is required to transfer both amounts to the SSF by a deadline date each month. (Wonder how employers would react to / comply with this item?)

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11 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

Here we go again 🙄. Can you produce any evidence that the government has ever stated that there is "no prostitution in Thailand"?  I doubt it, as prostitution is regulated under Thai law!!

Pattaya promises to clean up its reputation for sex tourism : r/Thailand

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16 hours ago, soalbundy said:

That should also include tax paying expats

 

If you are paying tax, that would suggest you are working? If you are working then you should/could be registered for the social security scheme?

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11 hours ago, scorecard said:

Remembering that the Social Security Fund has rules and regulations which must be adhered to:

 

- All persons in permanent employment must become members of the SSF.

 

- SSF members are required to pay a monthly contribution of 432Baht a month to the SSF.. Plus the employer is required to match that amount and the employer is required to transfer both amounts to the SSF by a deadline date each month.

 

OK, 66% of the above is incorrect.

 

Not every employee has to pay into the SSF; Government officials and permanent employees of central administration, provincial administration and local administration. To name just one (very large) group of people who do not participate in that scheme.

 

The monthly contribution is a max of 750 baht a month. The 432 baht is what you pay AFTER you finish working if you want to keep the healthcare benefits, and obviously your ex-employer does not have to match that.

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17 hours ago, Celsius said:

OnlyTax

 

I presume so, too.

Kind offer is just the bait to trap the less fortunate.

After these poor people are registered for income tax, they  forever have to wait for the minister's word to come true.

The real aim is to make them pay tax to enrich their own wallet even further without  giving them any benefit.

 

Do you believe in  a promise of this man?

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6 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

Pattaya promises to clean up its reputation for sex tourism : r/Thailand

That was only for Walking Street in Pattaya, not the whole country.   In any case, they were referring to streetwalkers and premises acting as brothels - both illegal.  Walking Street is famous for gogo bars which operate perfectly legally, as long as they don't also operate as brothels.  There is nothing illegal about barfining a gogo dancer or bargirl/boy and taking her/him to your hotel or home.  In fact that is how the legislation that regulates this type 'entertainment' works - it even stipulates employees should be indentifiable by numbers.

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5 hours ago, bigt3116 said:

 

If you are paying tax, that would suggest you are working? If you are working then you should/could be registered for the social security scheme?

At years end we expats will be taxed on our pensions from abroad, I was referring to this unhappy state of affairs. Since we will be taxed without representation I think it only fair that we should have some of the welfare advantages enjoyed by Thais.

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