JITTRAPON KAICOME
PHOTOJOURNALIST

Can do Bar.

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NO BAD WOMAN, JUST BAD LAWS!!

Sex workers in Thailand are opposed to the current legislation on prostitution and are pushing for the decriminalisation of sex work.

In Chiang Mai, Can Do Bar, a watering hole which runs by sex workers to obtain their social benefits with fair treatment between sex workers and customers. In the day time, they are working as a human right defender rebelling against the prostitution law which creates inequality in Thai society and providing educations to empowering female sex workers.

Can Do Bar, establish by sex workers who gathered together their money-saving wish to open a dream bar for sex workers that have a good row model of fair treatment and equality among rules and with customers with a stable paid salary starting at minimum wage according to the laws and with social insurance.

Madam Ping Pong, a sex worker at the bar. Working as a coordinator for Empower, managing a public performance about sex workers and human rights defender for sex workers in Thailand.

Sex workers are taking care of customers.

A message from these two pieces in the game of Jenta telling that these two words have been unfair to sex workers. In a working condition, sex workers have been abused by the unfair rules set by the business owner forcing them to dress in a certain way, consume alcohol at work, salary reduction if weight gain found, overtime pay is not paid at the minimum wage of the law. Laws and policy help make the prostitution illegal social have the conceptual box that sex working is a low-level job and those are people having no dignity. These negative attitudes towards sex workers bring about a big gap of inequality in the society.

Ping Pong and other sex workers tried on their dress.

Every day, Mai and other staff sex workers have to help cleaning the Can Do Bar, preparing to open in the evening.

A little museum on the 2-second floor showcasing a collection of costumes and a stage props displaying a reflection of sex workers in a timeline of different periods.

Another classroom on the third floor provides English and other international language lessons including Chinese and Japanese integrated with sex education, physiology and let them learn how to solve problems when being with customers.

A collection of different types of sex toys, condoms and other souvenirs given from customers and are used for sex workers’ education, training and workshop.

During the day, the office on the second floor of the bar is used to show NGO work of Empower and Can Do Bar. It is also used to educate a basic computer knowledge for sex workers.

Ping Pong pay respect to Buddha for good luck before working.

A bell for calling a bartender’s attention to take an order.

Mori, a sex worker who works at the Karaoke bar taking care of VIP customers. Working as at Can Do Bar as staff for Empower on Job training such as bartender, sewing and massaging.

Jittrapon Kaicome จิตรภณ ไข่คำ Chiang Mai photographer in Thailand

Jittrapon Kaicome. A documentary photographer born and raised in Chiang Mai, Thailand focuses on personal projects in Southeast Asian countries reflecting on Environmental issues related to Climate Change in Thailand and nearby countries. He has been monitoring causes and changes in weather phenomena which will later lead to extreme weather events. He also focuses on Human rights issues along the Myanmar–Thailand border. He has a belief that still pictures can make an impact and bestow understanding of our society. Jittrapon’s work has been published by The Washington Post, ABC News, The Diplomat and National Geographic (Thai Edition) He has a belief that still pictures can make an impact and bestow understanding of our society. Jittrapon’s work has been published by The Washington Post, ABC News, and National Geographic Thailand.

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