11 October 2019
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- Sex Work in Singapore: Will Changes to the Women’s Charter be Enough to Tackle Exploitation?
Sex Work in Singapore: Will Changes to the Women’s Charter be Enough to Tackle Exploitation?
Providing sexual services without payment, being made to work more than 13 hours a day and asked to take “sexy photographs” of themselves – these were some of the ways nine Thai women were used as part of a vice syndicate in Singapore, and these are the types of women the Women’s Charter aims to protect. Outlawed in Singapore are activities include advertising and/or living off the earnings of prostitution. However, tougher penalties alone may not help, said Dr Alistair Cook, a senior fellow at RSIS: “The penalty increase will likely need to be accompanied by greater prosecution and conviction rates.”
NTS Centre / Online
Last updated on 15/10/2019
