Empower is a Thai sex worker organisation that has been promoting rights and opportunities for sex workers since 1985. It is led and largely managed by sex workers in Thailand. The majority of its support comes from international donors e.g. Mama Cash, American Jewish World Service, but Empower also receives contributions from the Thai government as well as our own fundraising.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery‘Sweet, smart, strong and sexy’: the sex workers taking a stand in ThailandSex workers aren’t asking for you to approve of sex work, they’re asking for equal protection under the law.
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Published in: Sobre trata y esclavitudNo nos dedicamos al trabajo sexual porque seamos pobres, lo hacemos para terminar con nuestra pobrezaMuchas mujeres tailandesas se convierten en trabajadoras sexuales no porque sean pobres, sino para escapar de la...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryWhen is sex work 'decent work'?The world is aiming to have ‘decent work for all’ by 2030. What could that look like for one of the most stigmatised...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryWe don’t do sex work because we are poor, we do sex work to end our povertyMany Thai women become sex workers not because they are poor, but in order to escape poverty. In doing so they have...