Prostitution in Thailand

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Soi Cowboy, Bangkok

Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, but the authorities tolerate it.

history

Mention of prostitution in Thailand was made by the Chinese traveler Ma Huan (1433) and European travelers (including Jacob van Neck , 1604, and Gisbert Heeck , 1655). An expansion took place in the context of military prostitution during the alliance with Japan and the use as a US base during the Second World War and during the Vietnam War by "Rest & Recreation Center" ( see also : History of Thailand ). It followed the sex tourism from the first world and in Malaysia .

scope

In a 2001 report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the estimate of 150,000 to 200,000 prostitutes is believed to be credible.

Locations and forms

Locations for prostitution or contact initiation include bars , karaoke clubs, massage parlors and brothels .

Ladyboys are a special phenomenon .

Legal position

An essential basis is a law on the prevention and combating of prostitution from 1996 (BE 2539), which provides for fines and imprisonment. In 2003 the government discussed legalization. This discussion has not continued since then.

There are also reports of human trafficking and prostitution involving minors from Thailand . In addition, a number of people employed in prostitution are affected by HIV / AIDS .

Web links

Peter Heim (www.ko-chang.info): Prostitution, sex tourism, child prostitution and AIDS in Thailand: data, facts, backgrounds and information. In: kohchangvr.de. Retrieved January 2, 2015 .
The secretly known business: prostitution, sex and real? Love ( Memento from March 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Sandra Neuman: Female Prostitution in Thailand Bachelor Thesis, September 2012 (English)
Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet Travel Guide E-Book PDF Bangkok. Lonely Planet, 2013, ISBN 9783829788618 , p. 225. Limited preview in Google Book Search

Individual evidence

↑ Donald Wilson (Andrew Forbes), David Henley, 'Prostitution in Thailand: Facing Hard Facts' , Bangkok Post , December 25, 1994.
^ ^A ^b Sex work in Asia ( Memento from April 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). World Health Organization. July 2001. p. 17 (21/38).
↑ Thailand mulls legal prostitution. In: theage.com.au. November 26, 2003, accessed January 2, 2015 .

[1] Donald Wilson (Andrew Forbes), David Henley, 'Prostitution in Thailand: Facing Hard Facts' , Bangkok Post , December 25, 1994.

[who-2] A ^b Sex work in Asia ( Memento from April 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). World Health Organization. July 2001. p. 17 (21/38).

[3] Thailand mulls legal prostitution. In: theage.com.au. November 26, 2003, accessed January 2, 2015 .