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Sex Industry in Thailand The sex industry in Thailand represe

The sex industry in Thailand represents a major social problem in a developing part of the world and contributes to the continued subjugation of women in the region. The trade is fueled by young women migrating from rural to urban regions, often recruited for this very purpose, and also depends on the importation of women from rural regions in nearby countries, notably Burma. The trade has shifted much of the population, as might be expected, and so has also reduced the number of women agricultural workers remaining in rural regions.

The Vietnam War has direct responsibility for the development of the sex industry in Thailand because during that conflict, U.S. troops used Thailand as a rest and recreation center, and this gives the U.S. has a particular responsibility to address the problem. The U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices have described prostitution as one of Thailand's "most troubling social problems" (U.S. Department of State 1008). The State Department has also recognized the problem of the "trafficking in women from hilltribe minorities and neighboring countries" and called it a "disturbing recent trend" that is reportedly favored by Thai brothel operators because such women "may be obtained more cheaply and their inability to speak Thai makes them easier to control" (U.S. Department of State 1008). Critics note that these reports consistently fail to identify the role of state agents, especially members of the police, military, and border patrols, in perpetuating the traffic in persons. Only one case of official complicity has ever been mentioned in the Country Reports, a February 1991 incident in which the police arrested and charged fifteen employees of the stateowned Thai Airways International with involvement in the traffic in women ("Modern Form of SlaveryTrafficking of Burmese Women & Girls into Brothels in Thailand").

The problem extends far beyond the borders of Thailand...

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