OCgringo Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 BBC report Police in Japan have arrested a Thai bar hostess and a Japanese businessman suspected of forcing a teenage Thai girl into prostitution. It is the first arrest under a new law which Japan introduced in June to combat human trafficking. The police say they believe the girl was bought in Thailand and taken to Japan when she was just 13. Human trafficking is a serious problem throughout Asia, but Japan has only belatedly tightened up its laws. The Thai girl was allegedly brought to Tokyo by the bar hostess and sold on to a prostitution agency for about $20,000. The hostess has been arrested, along with a Japanese businessman who is said to have introduced the girl to a customer. The teenager says she has been forced to have sex with about 200 men since she entered Japan. Her plight was discovered when she was arrested for overstaying her visa, and she has since been deported. Human trafficking now carries a punishment of up to 10 years in jail in Japan. Campaigners say thousands of women are smuggled into the country each year to work in the sex industry. Many come voluntarily, but once they get to Japan they swiftly become saddled with huge debts and trapped in slave-like working conditions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4649117.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 There was just a sweep of all the Korean run/staffed "entertainment venues" here in San Francisco, on the same grounds, trafficing etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 same Korean gang got busted in LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Yeah, the 2 were tied together...frankly, I'm not buying the "trafficed/slave" argument here...not that I EVER visited any of those establihments! or anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude_Le_Rude Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 the tip of the iceberg.... sad to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 "Yeah, the 2 were tied together...frankly, I'm not buying the "trafficed/slave" argument here...not that I EVER visited any of those establihments! or anything... " yep... me neither... I could try to write down all the complicated stuff that came through my mind this evening in the Miramar terrace, Monaco, while downing Sancerre glass ater Sancerre glass, and watching a group of well off teenagers enjoying champagne bottles a couple of tables away... a lot about human traficking... it sure plays the game of protectionnists states to use such a depreciative vocabulary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 This is terrible, we're not talking 25 year old seasoned bargirl here. But a kid. However... " Campaigners say thousands " Thousands? again lack of evidence, why not " Strillions " ? These campaigners have got to learn that actual factual figures will get them more support and funding than all the vague, probable and made up statistics they spout. JMHO Cheers Coss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiCowboyTony Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Old Hippie said:There was just a sweep of all the Korean run/staffed "entertainment venues" here in San Francisco, on the same grounds, trafficing etc... Same same in southern California as well. All of the so-called Oriental Massage parlors are still in operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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