Open Demand to Streamate

Streamate is exploiting their models

Dear StreamateModels,

We are not being adequately compensated; nor are we being properly marketed according to your promises. Traffic has been profoundly reduced to our rooms. You have created a situation whereby agencies, who are documented to be involved in human trafficking and exploitation, are undercutting freelance models. I do not dispute that you are complying with the formality of 18 USC 2257, but that does not mean that the agencies, or syndicates, are not violating the spirit and intention of the statute.

Agencies are underpaying the performers and relying on volume for their profits. The result is less traffic to independents.

Streamate is taking much more percentage of our income than is acceptable There is no arms-length negotiation for our compensation. Among other things: You are taking seventy-five percent of the revenues that we, alone, generate. You take sixty-six percent of the tips that are intended for us. You take fifty percent of the revenues from videos that we produce and market, with only obstructions from you. You charge five dollars just to pay us through ACH. It is no secret that Streamate ownership has made billions since the beginning of this century, while many of us are earning less than minimum wage. There is a word for that. The word is exploitation.

Your language to entice models to perform for you is that you will market us and bring us customers. That appears to be the premise for taking a very substantial amount of the revenue that we, not you, generate.

You are failing to uphold your promises or any standard of fairness.

We want an explanation for how you can justify exploiting us models to your enrichment, given your failure to adequately compensate us.

We want you to increase the minimum price per minute for syndicates so that models are not being exploited and independents not cut out of the market.

We want a greater percentage of the revenues that we generate across all revenue activities except gold tips, which we should receive minimum 80 percent.

We eagerly await your response and your change in revenue distribution.

Sincerely,

Ms Akira Jamil-Angeliq

"transagera"

Pa Tong, Kathu, Phuket

There's a lot to do in Phuket Thailand at any budget.

There are many places to play volleyball along Patong Beach. You can meet many different people here.

There are so many things to do in Patong that you might find it difficult to find time to sleep. Whether your lifestyle is active, sedentary, party, fitness, beach, hiking, etc., you will find your groove.

Phuket is a tropical island and enjoys hot and humid days nearly all year. Try to plan your activities accordingly.

Why not try a beach club with swimming pool. Enjoy some cocktails, swimming pool, and the beach. (Kudo Beach Club)

Koh Samui and Koh Tao

In early summer 2024

Designing and maintaining a website is difficult. It is time-consuming, frustrating, and expensive. Additionally, making a website about travel requires capital to pay for said travel. The website I am working on, thai1on.net, demands my reviews of entertainment venues around Thailand. I must also take time to write, proofread, edit, and rewrite to be very concise and to the point, without offending the venues or its staff.

I was taken by surprise when a friend in Phuket asked me to accompany her to the Gulf of Thailand islands of Samui, Phangan, and Tao. I was not prepared in any way to go but I said yes. I am trying to piece together some of the places I visited into the thai1on.net website but I will post a few things about the holiday that I may not say on the professional website.

The first thing that drew my attention on Koh Tao was the massive amount of people from Myanmar that staffed nearly everything. Most of them did not speak Thai. Many of them did not speak English very well either. I cannot speak Thai fluently, but I try to learn and speak correctly and am always trying to improve. My Thai language skills are much better than most of the staff I met on this journey.

There were tourist traps everywhere. Every night there was a 'special' party that was heavily promoted. Some, like the jungle party, had hefty entrance fees. Of course, you have a choice not to go to the party but, if you go out elsewhere, there may not be many people in those venues. I noticed that when I refused to pay 700 baht entrance fee to go the jungle party. It worked out for my travel mate and I because people joined us at the venues we visited.

Prices are all over the map, but generally high. That is not a surprise because getting goods to the islands is expensive. Do not expect to have everything you want because things sell out quickly. Also, there are many locals who charge for access to lands and beaches that are legally free. Beware of the scammers trying to collect fees for access to beaches and public viewpoints. It happens.

Combo Beach Hotel Samui- they had a nice breakfast buffet included in the room price. However, their restaurant and bar are very expensive, costing about 200 baht more than a neighboring bar for a mix drink and 100 baht more for one small beer. Moreover, the bar staff would not permit my mate and I, hotel guests, to drink our own beverages at the pool. To comply, we hopped onto the beach over the pool and had a bigger gathering than the bar did at the pool. I will choose a different hotel next time.