NCWA Pamphlet

SOS: Trafficking

Gender bias and sexist attitudes towards women are one of the major social problems in Thailand. This makes the commercial sex industry difficult to tackle. As a consequence, many women and children are lured or coerced into prostitution and thus stigmatized as commercial sex workers. However...We do believe that all problems can be solved if we do not ignore them. Today...We are part of a social movement to take action to help for female exploitation in our society.


Thailand's National Commission on Women's Affairs (NCWA) is the organization which is responsible for caring for all women and children in Thailand, but has particular focus on the more vulnerable members of society, including those trafficked into prostitution. Its goals include:

The NCQA aims to reinforce and support the enforcement of laws against all people involved in the exploitation of children in teh commercial sex business, including parents and officials, and to protect child victims and rescue vicitms from prostituion rings.

In taking the action Thailand are guided by the "WOMEN AND COMMERCIAL SEX" section in the Perspective Policies and Plan for the Development of Women (1992-2001) and the National Policy and Plan of Action for the Prevention and Eradication of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.



Key Targets


CHILDREN AND WOMEN
We have coordinated the setting up of the Center for Child Prostitution and Child Labour Prevention and Suppression, to provide initial accommodation for rescued victims. Further Centers will provide a complete range of services for child victims, including lodging, educational and occupational training, job placement, counselling and other support services.


PARENTS
Educating families about child prostituion and its damaging effects, including health risks, psychological risks and dangers of abuse, as well as supporting a legal change to allow the imposition of punishment on parents who knowingly sell their children into the commercial sex business.


CLIENTS
Changing the inappropriate societal attitudes which tolerate and even encourage the use of commercial sex services, with a particular focus on changing the attitudes of clients towards commercial sex services, and particularly the exploitation of children in commercial sex business Strengthening law enforcement efforts against both foreign tourists and Thai nationals who use sex services.


COMMUNITY, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Developing strong communities which are aware of the dangers of exploitation of

THE ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT HAS STATED ITS ACTION TO ERADICATE THE "PROSTITUTION" PROBLEM FROM THAI SOCIETY AND THE NCWA IS CONCENTRATED ON THAT GOAL.


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