Minimum age, minimum wage and other protections, along with licensing of operators
A bill to protect sex workers is being drafted to legalise the profession in a bid to prevent them from exploitation.
The bill, drafted by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, would legalise sex work and set a minimum age for providing or buying such services, said Narong Jaihan, a lecturer from the Faculty of Law at Thammasat University.
The ministry will submit the proposal to the new government for approval after the election in May. If passed, it would lead to the scrapping of the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act…
