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Buffalo Girls is a documentary film about two eight-year-old Thai girls who engage in professional Muay Thai boxing in rural Thailand. The film was directed by Todd Kellstein and produced by Lanette Phillips and Jonathon Ker. It had its World Premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 22, 2012. [1]
Thailand initiated a Memorandum of Understanding for the Treatment of Trafficking of Women and Children in 1999. [27] It is a guideline for responsible governmental agencies to take legal action against traffickers and "provide social assistance to trafficking women and children of Thai and other nationalities."
During World War II, under the occupation of Japan, Japanese forces used Thai women as prostitutes. During the Vietnam War, Thailand was a popular destination for American soldiers on their R&R leave. [6] Although the soldiers preferred women rather than young girls, the sex industry in Thailand developed faster than ever before. [6]
The Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act, B.E. 2539 (1996) [8] is the statute most directly dealing with prostitution. Under the act, the definition of "prostitution" is "Sexual intercourse, or any other act, or the commission of any other act in order to gratify the sexual desire of another person in a promiscuous manner in return for money or any other benefit, irrespective of ...
Street children in Thailand are faced with serious risks and challenges. Organized gangs often exploit street children to work as beggars or to sell flowers and miscellaneous items. Many of these children are forced to turn over their daily earnings to the gang and are paid about 20 to 30 baht (less than a dollar) a day. Working conditions for ...
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The Equal Rights Protection Law was the first in Thai history to focus on women's issues and gender equality. This law was a foundational step towards the proliferation of women's groups in the Thai State. [6] In 1976 there was a right-wing backlash against the Thai People's Movement and women's groups from students in Thammasat University.
A high percentage of laboring women (97%) are attended by skilled health personnel, which is much higher than the regional average (49%) (2008). [3] Women in Thailand are also much more likely to attend four or more ante-natal visits (74%) compared to women in other countries in Southeast Asia (43%) and use contraception (81% compared to 58% ...