Prostitution in Thailand has been a growing problem for centuries. In society, Thailand is most known for their prosperous brothels. Law enforcement officials are paid off to look the other way, so eliminating the brothels is close to impossible. The conditions of these brothels are inhumane. The majority of the victims who come out of them contract an STD, usually HIV. There are many activist groups operating around the clock to help free people of all ages as well as genders from enslavement, however, with such little awareness along with a lack of law enforcement to end them, the brothels will continue to flourish. Thousands of victims will be affected every year. Although these brothels generate a mass amount of money, the abuse of innocent people has gone on for far too long; the world must speak up, maybe even put an end to them.
Prostitution in Thailand is documented to have been around in the 1400s. Each year, approximately seven hundred-thousand to four million men, women, as well as children are forced into a wide variety of forms of slavery every year (USAFD 1). The main problems that exist in the reasoning of these slaves falling for traps to have them enslaved so easily are global issues such as a high poverty rate, war, a lack of education for women, as well as the idea that women along with children have little to no value in most parts of the world such as Asia, the Middle East, as well as Africa. Even though countries all around the world struggle with illegal trafficking, Southeast Asian countries are notoriously known for their flourishing sex trade. Thailand is particularly known for it's brothels, which are centered in Bangkok. The amount of slaves who are trafficked throughout Thailand each year is approximat...
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According to Van Wormer & Bartollas (2014), sex trafficking, “encompasses the organized movement of people, usually women, between countries and within countries for sex work” (p. 289). Sex trafficking is also a very lucrative business, it is estimated to make $31. 6 billion annually. This amount is estimated from the 2.5 million people who a trafficked each year. The exact number of people who are victims of the sex industry cannot be predicted accurately for all over the world. In the United States alone there is about 14,500-17,500 people trafficked each year. Human trafficking it the third biggest organized crime after drug and arms trafficking (Hodge, 2014). Young men make up about 44% of people being trafficked, while women and girls
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Asia has a long cultural history with prostitution that has provided a global sex trade service industry for locals and foreigners alike.3 “It’s simply the norm that you have two kinds of women –those you respect and those you can buy and play around with.”4 Not only are there economic motives for preserving the sex trade industry in Asian countries, but accepted cultural norms and attitudes perpetuate this industry. Indigenous demand drives
There are a ton of women and young children being trafficked as sex slaves all around the world mostly in areas like Thailand or Central Asia. There are 1.5 million sex slaves today; most of them are in Asia, while the remaining is in Thailand. I am going to analyze the many different people and organizations that hold women from their will by forcing them onto the streets....
As victim count continues to rise, its difficult to see how such great numbers of men, women and children are bought and sold every year. Trafficking can be found in many forms, including: prostitution, slavery, or forced labor (Harf and Lombardi, 2014). It wasn’t until the 1980’s that international human trafficking became globally noticed. With the lack of government intervention and control in several nations, and the free trade market, slavery once again became a profitable industry (Harf and Lombardi, 2014). As previously mentioned, easier movement across nations borders is one of the outcomes of globalization. It is also what makes human trafficking so easy today. It is estimated that about 20.9 million people are victims across the entire globe (United Nations Publications, 2012); trafficking accounts for 32 billion dollars in generated profit globally (Brewer, n.d). 58 percent of all human trafficking was for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and of this 55-60 percent are women (United Nations Publications,
Prostitution exists in almost all cultures and civilizations of the world today. Just as the cultures differ richly from one another, prostitution and prostitution policy vary greatly throughout the globe. Although the act of prostitution itself is widely similar all over, the policies that are affecting the sex trade are the most influential in shaping the unique and individual sex industries of different countries. This paper takes a look at two very different countries with very different cultural value systems within them. Not surprisingly their perspectives on prostitution differ significantly as well. These two nations are Canada and Thailand; classic examples of Western culture and Eastern culture. We have found no study that suggests that prostitution is more prevalent in either culture, but in general prostitution carries less of a social stigma in Eastern Nations, especially Thailand, than it does in the Western Nations.
Sex Trafficking Inside the Business of Modern Slavery Kara Siddharth, Columbia University Press. 2010. 320 pp
Millions of women and child have been trafficked across borders and within countries in recent years, making human-trafficking a global industry that generates an estimated five to seven billion U.S. dollars each year. It is estimated that 300,000 to 450,000 people are trafficked within Asia each year, of which more than half take place in South Asia. Women and children, particularly girls, are trafficked within country boundaries and to other countries beyond South Asia. The growing of human-trafficking problem in South Asia has been recognized and has become a serious concern over the last decades. The reason it has become a main concern is because of the health issues such trafficking is causing is the rise of HIV/ AIDS and other STD,STIs
The conventional acts of policing have not been very successful in combating the issue. Many of these conventional practices are increasing the arrest of the prostitutes and treating them as criminals. Many of these women go through the court system and end up back on the street and back to the life of prostitution...
... in Journal of International Affaires, networks that are engaged in women trafficking are contemporary slave traders. There are aspects of auctions that are reminiscent of the 18th and 19th century African slave trade. Extreme levels of prostitution and violence are used against women that have been trafficked into prostitution. These women are considered outsiders and do not get any sympathy or assistance from social and public services. Mostly they are treated as criminals and prostitutes, and once discovered, they are arrested with further deportation. The study by Donna Hughes reveals that almost no services of any kind exist to address the needs of victims of sex trafficking who suffer from trauma, poor health, and physical injuries. The lack of assistance to victims can be explained by the fact that harm to forced sex slaves is not recognized by the society.
“Twenty-two thousand girls are kidnapped every single day and are forced into prostitution. They are being beaten, raped, and sometimes even killed.” This brutal reality is all over the world, but not in public eye. Although there are some places, such as Afghanistan, that represent this hostile way towards women and children that have been bought and sold into this tyrannical lifestyle. Overall, Afghanistan has generally dominated in the booming business of sexual trades because of money, education, and rights towards women. As a result, Afghanistan has produced more business and has left many women broken because of the tragic lifestyle they have faced.
The article discusses the new images that sex tourism has brought upon to Southeast Asia, especially Thailand. Since Thailand has been one of the most popular destinations in Southeast Asia for prostitution, it has made sex a featured selling point to attract foreigners. Marketing, social, governmental implications are examined in this article.
To sum up, there are several effective solutions that these two countries have experienced from trying to solve each problem occurring in their countries, which the Thai government can adapt and use to solve the same problem in Thailand. To prevent the exploitation of prostitution, the Thai government should introduce a stricter penalty of prostitution similar to the law referring to Saudi Arabia. Moreover, in the case of sex trafficking, the solutions from the two countries are both suitable for Thailand. Even though, many countries around the world have been trying many different ways to solve this global problem, the exploitation of prostitution still arises and seems to be out of control for many countries.
(Smith, 2009, p. 50) Sex tourism is organised specifically around ‘commercial exploitation. (Christiansen, 2015) These issues are fundamentally related to socioeconomic status, “relationship in the context of sex tourism appears to be based more on wealth and status than on gender.” (Smith, 2009, p. 50) Young children are systematically disadvantaged in terms of assets and opportunities, the demand for sex workers for the ever growing tourism industry in Thailand ensures that inequality is maintained. Tourism can create employment and generate income; “by 2024, Travel & Tourism will account for 3,837,000 jobs directly, an increase of 4.9% pa over the next ten years”. (The World Travel & Tourism Council, 2014) However many of those employment opportunities will be predominantly in major cities which will require a certain level of education. This leaves a number of people and their families socially excluded and it leaves poverty stricken villagers at the mercy of the wealthy. Those who are not wealthy are more inclined to enter prostitution because of the income it can generate for an individual and their family. Tourism also brings consumerism to many parts of the world previously denied access to luxury commodities and services. With an increasing demand for sex workers, human trafficking