A/HRC/41/43/Add.1 such obstacles and to incentivize business to recruit persons with disabilities. One such measure is the quota system introduced in 2008, which requires private companies to employ 1 person with a disability for every 100 persons hired. Companies that do not fulfil the requirement are obliged to pay a fee to the Fund for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. 63. Information received from civil society organizations indicated that efforts should be made to make better use of the Fund for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. The Working Group was informed that the Government was exploring different management models so that the Fund could be used more effectively to help persons with disabilities find jobs and truly empower them. The Government may also create other tools, such as offering tax incentives and using the leverage of public procurement, to encourage businesses to hire more persons with disabilities. X. Sex workers 64. The Working Group learned that sex workers in the entertainment sector were particularly vulnerable to human rights abuse, including human trafficking. It welcomes the steps taken to step up inspections and training for law enforcement officials to detect cases of human trafficking and to provide shelters and support for victims. The Working Group was, however, informed that the main obstacle to protecting sex workers against human rights abuses is the hidden nature and criminalization of sex work under the Suppression and Prevention of Prostitution Act (1996).12 65. Many sex workers in Thailand are undocumented migrants from neighbouring countries, whose migration status further exacerbates their vulnerability. Sex workers under the age of 18 are automatically considered to be victims of trafficking and provided with support when detected. However, a large majority of sex workers risk arrest if they report violence and abuse in their employment to the authorities. The Working Group is concerned about the practice of stamping passports of undocumented migrant sex workers, indicating that they have been fined for engaging in prostitution. 66. Rather than criminalizing vulnerable sex workers, the Working Group encourages the Government to focus on regulating the entertainment sector better and ensuring full application of the labour laws, in line with the recommendations made in 2017 by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW/C/THA/CO/67). XI. A gender lens on business and human rights 67. Women and men are treated equally under the Constitution and other laws. However, during the visit, the Working Group learned that women continue to receive lower pay and to experience discrimination, sexual harassment and violence in the workplace. They face additional barriers to securing decision-making positions in both the public and private sectors. Women workers in certain settings and circumstances (for example, domestic workers, migrant workers and sex workers) experience specific obstacles that render them vulnerable to human rights abuses. The Working Group was also informed that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons in Thailand face a range of forms of discrimination in availing themselves of services or finding employment. 68. The Working Group commends the Government of Thailand for enacting the Gender Equality Act of 2015, which prohibits discrimination based on sex or gender and extends protection to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.13 Under the Act, a fund to promote gender equality was created to support activities aimed at promoting gender equality and a committee dealing with complaints about unfair gender 12 13 14 Available from www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/WEBTEXT/46403/65063/E96THA01.htm. Available from www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=100442&p_ country=THA&p_count=4.