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... In this new world market, Thailand has recently stepped in to play the role of ‘whorehouse’ to the world. This is facilitated by agents having disregarded the development of womens opportunities for economic independence, sadly leaving prostitution as the highest paying job available to many of the women of Southeast Asia, mostly in Thailand. ... The sex industry of Thailand is not only degrading to women, but will one day lead to mass health problems and a lower morale society that it is already is. The prostitution wave started in Thailand between 1960 and 1970 during the Vietnam War. American soldiers were given trips to Thailand instead of a salary and were looking for some ‘rest and recreation.’ The Thai women, as well as other Asian women, were willing to sell their bodies in order to get food for the day, so many resorted to prostitution. These American soldiers who came to Thailand had a lot of money to spend on these desperate women, and so they did, and they spent every dime. ... Vietnam definitely was the boom of prostitution in Thailand. ... This “boom” and the resulting slack after the war created tourism into Thailand, which introduced prostitution as a large-scale business to the region. This whole process was unseen by both countries governments, United States and Thailand. In 1967, Thailand agreed to provide “rest and recreation” services to American servicemen during the Vietnam War. ... ” Thailand became an American brothel and the only thing one South Vietnamese government official had to say was, “The Americans need girls; we need dollars. ... In 1999, it was estimated that there are over 800,000 child prostitutes in Thailand, male and female. ... Governments and the public are beginning to take prostitution as a serious social problem, not because of the sex exploitation or discrimination of women and children, but because of the perception that prostitutes are AIDS carriers. ... Thailand is considered the AIDS center of Asia. ... Bars are often thought of as the most ‘dangerous’ and ‘risky’ establishment for prostitution in Thailand. ... The mail-order bride business in Thailand has also made big profit out of these women. ... There are ways of getting women into prostitution that are common to many countries. In Thailand, kidnapping has become a popular prostitution method. ... The kidnapping of women for marriage by criminal gangs and middlemen posing as matchmakers has become a growth industry in Thailand. ... An effort to end prostitution in Thailand, and several other Asian Pacific countries, has occurred and has been an active issue for a while now. In 1996, Thai government passed the Prostitution Prevention and Suppression Act B. ... There are penalties for the manager, producer, supervisor, and owner of a prostitution premises. Anyone who holds another person for prostitution will be “severely punished. ... By punishing offenders of only child prostitution, it leaves millions of other needy women in the dust. |
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