EMPOWER

For other uses, see Empower (disambiguation).
EMPOWER
Formation1984
TypeNGO
PurposeSupport of sex workers
Region served
Thailand
Founder and Director
Chantawipa Apisuk[1]
Websitehttp://www.empowerfoundation.org/

EMPOWER ("Education Means Protection Of Women Engaged in Recreation"), also known as Centre for Sex Workers' Protection or Moolniti Songserm Okard Pooying (Thai: มูลนิธิส่งเสริมโอกาสผู้หญิง), is a non-profit organization in Thailand that supports sex workers by offering free classes in language, health, law and pre-college education, as well as individual counselling. The organization also lobbies the government to extend regular labor protections to sex workers[1] and to decriminalize sex work.[2] The organization maintains centres in Patpong (Bangkok), Chiang Mai, Mae Sai[3] and Patong, Phuket.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Night workers must be protected by labour laws, union and NHRC say". The Nation. 17 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Tunya Sukpanich (11 March 2007). "Empowering 'bad girls'". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. ^ Jim Algie (August 2003). "Sex Work". Farang Magazine. www.farangonline.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2013.