To highlight the right protection among sex workers in Southeast Asia, the Empower Foundation in collaboration with SEA Junction will hold a photo exhibition “Sex Work is OUR Work” on 5 – 17 November, from 11 am to 7 pm in the corner space 1st Fl of BACC. The exhibition focuses on” Can Do Bar”, an entertainment venue owned and managed by a group of sex workers from Empower in Chiang Mai and on the lives of the Bar’s employees.
Photo by Rosalia Sciortino, Panupong Boontongchuay and Tipakson Manpati
Event poster
Sign in time
SEA Junction Directorgave an introduction
Moderator of the eventintroduced panelists
Introduced to movie screeningbefore the talk started
Participants watching themovie about sex workers
First speaker:Thanta Laovilawayakul
Liz translated for Thantatalking about the right
of sex workers
Participants attended the event
Participants focused on the talk
Leo Villar, IndependentConsultant
Sex workers is still inthe informal sector
Anna Olsen, Technical Specialist
In Thailand, sex workremains illegal
Sex work should bedecriminalized
Sex workers often faceunfair wage and exploited
Sex workers have to hidefrom authorities which
put them at a disadvantage
Sex workers are vulnerable
Q & A session
Asking about the motivationof photographer to shoot
photos of sex workers
Asking about what arethe barriers and what
need to happen