{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Gender 305 Gender and International Human Rights ","title":"Sex Work in Thailand/ Thai Sex Industry","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1423,"description":"Summary of the episode:In this episode, students discuss Thailand as an example of how sex workers are treated in the global south. They compare Thailand’s illegal sex work industry to Canada’s, which operates under the Nordic model. We present jarring facts and statistics about the Thai sex industry, like the fact that the Thai sex industry contributes to an estimated 10%-12% of Thailand’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Garrick, 2005). We will take an intersectional feminist approach to discuss different types of sex work protection and how their implementation creates a safer work environment for sex workers. The UN does recommend the nordic model in order to protect sex workers human rights and we will discuss how it would change the sex work industry in Thailand. The sex work industry is inherently gendered; therefore, we are taking a feminist and gender approach in order to fully understand the complexities of the industry. We will also take a decolonial approach to the history of the Thai sex industry to fully comprehend the impacts of the global North imperial project on Thailand.Further materials to be explored on this topic:If our audience wishes to learn more about Thailand’s sex industry after listening to ourpodcast, our group has found several interesting resources to recommend. First, we recommend Miss Bangkok: Memoirs of a Thai Prostitute by Bua Boonmee and Nicola Pierce. This is about the author's experience of being a Thai sex worker. In addition, we recommend listening to the podcast episode “Exploring Thailand’s Sex Industry” from Sex with Strangers. This episode includes interviews from Thai sex workers as well as interviews from the EMPOWER Foundation, an organization in Thailand dedicated to the education of sex workers and the empowerment of sex workers. Finally, we recommend watching “The Third Gender”, which is a documentary available on YouTube that explores Thailand’s transgender sex workers, which is an important topic that we were...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nvNULwoxoPFTm1CCmWbUj7zg0urWbxETCdGHjEQSjNw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xYzk5/NmZiNGI2Y2Q3YjEy/NWMxNmI0NGVjNWU3/ZGQ0NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}