The sex worker right group Empower Foundation and other organizations staged a protest in front of Government House today (11 August) to demand that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul approve a sex worker protection bill after it was deemed a finance-related bill and must be approved by the Prime Minister before it can go before Parliament.
Backed by 10,293 voters, the bill was proposed by Empower Foundation and other civil society groups in June 2026. It proposes to repeal the 1996 anti-sex work law and outline protection for sex workers. Empower Foundation believes that the Prime Minister’s approval is the first step to protection for sex workers, since it would mesn the bill can enter the legislative process.
(Photos by Ginger Cat)