Thailand: Prostitution and Brothels

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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