Thai ladies in Farangland (sad...)

[george]

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Most women from Chiang Rai, Korat

Sexual, mental abuse common, say NGOs

Anjira Assavanonda

More women are being trafficked from Chiang Rai and Nakhon Ratchasima to Europe and Japan than from any other province, says the Social Development and Welfare Department.

Speaking at a seminar for volunteer workers, Social Development and Welfare director-general Wallop Ploytabtim said research conducted by anti-trafficking networks had found most Thai women smuggled into Europe were originally from Nakhon Ratchasima.

Mr Wallop said the research had also found most Thai women trafficked into Japan were natives of Chiang Rai.

Foreign Ministry data showed Germany was the most popular destination for traffickers, with about 14,000 Thai women estimated to be living in the country unofficially.

Other popular European destinations were France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Britain.

Almost 6,000 of an estimated 33,000 Thai women living in Japan had overstayed their visas and were considered to be working illegally.

But regardless of where they wound up, most trafficked women suffered some form of sexual, physical or mental abuse.

Volunteer worker Prapairat Mix said most Thai women trafficked into Germany were aware they would be put to work in the sex trade, but were given a false impression of the conditions under which they would be forced to live.

``The work is abusive and the pay is always far less than initially agreed.''

Nak Nakii said many women trafficked into Switzerland had contracted HIV/Aids after being forced to engage in sexual intercourse without condoms.

Others were abused after marrying citizens of the countries in which they were staying.

``One woman was beaten so badly she could not stand up,'' Ms Nak said. ``She later jumped out of a building and is now disabled.''

Nitaya Tanada said one 33-year-old woman she had tried to help in France died from blood poisoning after her husband gave her medication to terminate a pregnancy.

Social Development and Human Security Ministry assistant Veerasak Kowsurat said the cooperation of governments and NGOs would be required to ensure comprehensive assistance was provided to trafficked women.

``These women should be considered victims, whether or not they knowingly agreed to be trafficked abroad,'' he said.

--The Nation 2003-08-02

[parryhandy]

what causes these women to do this ? poverty. what is being done to create jobs and welfare in thailand ? nothing.so it will continue because these people see it as their only chance to survive.no job, no money , no welfare ultimately means death. sort out the lack of opportunity,create and redistribute wealth and these people wont be trafficked.

[kwiz117]

My personal opinions deleted by myself..

enjoy thailand

 

[parryhandy]

a bar girl does not get any money from the bar it is upto her to get what money she can from the customers.i do not think you understand the povety and lack of opportunity these people have .if a girl managed to find some kind of a job where i am in the north east she would take home 3000 baht a month max. some of the younger members of my wifes family went to work in bangkok making chairs and furniture.their monthly pay which included sleeping there 1500 baht.they still had to buy food so unless they travel there and stay there 20 years its not worth it because of the travel fares alone.like you say it is like winning the lottery meeting a farang when faced with the alternatives.also do not forget the majority of bar girls have been married or had children with thai men and then been shafted and left with nothing.like i said in another post even us meagre farangs are the social security for a lot of women and children without which they would ultimately die.

[markt]

Hence the bars.

Those girls could never earn that type of money in any other job.

[wish_i_was_there]

a bar girl does not get any money from the bar it is upto her to get what money she can from the customers.

Wrong ..

BGs do recieve a money from the bar depends on City, location, girl , and owner.  Many differnt factors to consider. But they do get paid.

[parryhandy]

stand corrected some areas pay some however do not.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

T think some are paid poorly and penalized on the owner's whim, but I never heard of no pay at all. It'd be hard to attract girls to work. They get commissions too.

[samuisam]

IMHO this is exactly why prostitution should be legalized and regulated the way it is in the USA (Nevada only), Australia, the Netherlands and elswhere in the civilized world.

[parryhandy]

i would imagine if you are in a busy well known touristy area and theres an over supply of girls then they wouldnt be paid. by rights your allowing them to earn money and it is illegal. like the the other chap said it depends on the place , the type of bar and the owner.

[Butterfly]

Girls being not paid ? no way. Unless she is very ugly or a "day freelancer" working occasionaly in the bar.

Average is 4000 / 5000 bath per month

Topless and bottomless is 7000 / 8000 per month

In Pattaya it can be more.

Despite what people think, it's extremly difficult to recruit girls. So if there is no money, they will not come. Worse: if no farangs come, they will leave the bars. If no pretty girls in the bars, then no farangs come. It's that simple.

I have seen many bars dying because the pretty girls would leave (booked by a farang for long time) and the bars had to pay higher salaries for the rest to stay. Even better: when some bars are closed by the police, the bar owners keep paying the girls with their salary + extra so they don't leave to work for another bar and return to their bar when it's reopened