City Hall yesterday said dozens of suspected sex workers were detained during an eight-day campaign to crack down on prostitution. The campaign, which began on July 7 and lasted until Sunday, aimed to round up all suspected sex workers around Wat Phnom pagoda in Daun Penh district.

 

City Hall spokesman Met Meas Pheakdey yesterday said a total of 49 suspected sex workers, including a dozen males, were sent to the social affairs department to be educated. “The move was done in order to improve social order and curb the degradation of women,” Mr Meas Pheakdey said.

 

Ros Sopheap, president of Gender and Development for Cambodia, yesterday said law enforcement does not help women leave a life of prostitution, nor does it improve society. “A sex worker is a victim; arresting a victim does not help with anything, but leads to more consequences,” Ms Sopheap said. “They work to earn money and support their family. If they are arrested, their family will face difficulties. Prostitution is also a job.”

 

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Thank goodness this could never happen in LOS.....

The campaign, which began on July 7 and lasted until Sunday, aimed to round up allsuspected sex workers around Wat Phnom pagoda in Daun Penh district.

 

I hope he has booked a sports stadium to house all of them

" A sex worker is a victim "

and the fairy tales continue...

14 minutes ago, manarak said:

" A sex worker is a victim "

and the fairy tales continue...

And so does the ignorance and misogyny.

Thank goodness this could never happen in LOS.....

Indeed. At least in Thailand they focus on underage or trafficked prostitutes and leave the local girls alone (unless they are openly soliciting).

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20 hours ago, geovalin said:

A sex worker is a victim

i sometimes wonder!

porn shops are going to suffer, no more stolen phones coming in