Hanoi announces biggest prostitution crackdown ever.

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February 15, 2017

-The capital city is aiming to bust up to 500 cases of illegal sex work in 2017, more than twice the number usually seen in past years. The city of Hanoi has announced a crackdown on sex work this year, saying hundreds of hair salons and massage parlors will be inspected regularly.
The goal is to bust 500 cases and make sure there are not many repeat offenders.

Hanoi authorities last year identified more than 5,500 businesses offering so-called “sensitive” services. Most of them are registered as hair salons, bars or massage parlors but also provide illegal sex services.
The city also plans to offer financial assisatance to help sex workers look for new jobs.

Sex work is outlawed in Vietnam, where the workers can be fined and those procuring sex sent to jail.
But despite the tough stance, the illegal business never stops thriving.

Data may vary but figures from the International Labor Organization (ILO) suggest that there are nearly 101,300 sex workers, including 72,000 female sex workers, in Vietnam.
According to the organization, sex workers are among the most vulnerable in Vietnam as they have to deal with regular police raids and persistent fear of theft and violence, especially for women working on the street.

A full-time worker usually works 10 to 12 hours each day, and women provide sexual services to between six to 10 clients on average, and up to 30 per day. Male workers serve between three and 10 clients each day, a workload considered “heavy” by many pimps interviewed by the ILO.

Most of the 73 workers surveyed chose to enter the sex industry, considering it a better option than their previous jobs.

Chang-Hee Lee, director of ILO Vietnam, said that the government and relevant agencies need to make sex trade employers protect the safety and health of their employees.

-VNExpress
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i assume saigon would be next :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Happens every few years. Funnily enough, all those KTV's with cars with red (Army) or blue (Police) license plates parked out front never seem to get into any trouble.
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Why do authorities have a hard on (har har) for prostitution. As long as safe sex is practiced what's the big deal?
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Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:12 am Why do authorities have a hard on (har har) for prostitution. As long as safe sex is practiced what's the big deal?
are u serious?? personally i have nothing against prostitution as LONG as the girl in question is dong it of her own free will and over 18

I do have a huge problem where the girls are trafficked, brought / sold and kept as objects
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i get my hair cut in PP in a place where there is one old barber and at least 9 pretty girls just hanging out.
the old barber always asks if i wan masaa after the hair cut
sign outside is in vietnamese and khmer

haircut costs $2
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frank lee bent wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:05 am i get my hair cut in PP in a place where there is one old barber and at least 9 pretty girls just hanging out.
the old barber always asks if i wan masaa after the hair cut
sign outside is in vietnamese and khmer

haircut costs $2
PM me details please :twisted:
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ask Pov from Lonestar to take you there, Greg's young brother in law who drives the tuktuk.
i only go there for haircuts btw,
honestly.
he always has an evil grin when he takes me there, GF waits outside in the tuktuk or goes to thai hout and seems none the wiser.
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frank lee bent wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:25 am ask Pov from Lonestar to take you there, Greg's young brother in law who drives the tuktuk.
i only go there for haircuts btw,
honestly.
he always has an evil grin when he takes me there, GF waits outside in the tuktuk or goes to thai hout and seems none the wiser.
are the haircuts decent there also? last place i went for a cut the guy nearly gave me a skinhead!

is the place in daum penh or?
dont know who pov or greg are
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phuketrichard wrote:
Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:12 am Why do authorities have a hard on (har har) for prostitution. As long as safe sex is practiced what's the big deal?
are u serious?? personally i have nothing against prostitution as LONG as the girl in question is dong it of her own free will and over 18

I do have a huge problem where the girls are trafficked, brought / sold and kept as objects
Of course. But since when does clamping down ever accomplish anything? In the vast majority of those Vietnamese brothels, the women are there to make money out of their own will. There's some trafficking there (as well as here) for sure, but it represents a tiny proportion of the women. NGOs like to make exaggerated claims for obvious reasons, and make it sound like 90% of the women are chained up in the basement and all that. Legalizing it reduces the risk for both men and women. It also reduces the likelihood of being pimped or trafficked if done properly. They call it the oldest profession in the world for a reason, so it's ki d of funny to see some Minister think he'll be the first one to truly be able to abolish it.
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