Sex trafficking in Singapore
Sex trafficking in Singapore is
Trafficking process and victims
Sex trafficking victims in the country are from all
Extent
Sex trafficking and exploitation is not as big of a problem as it was back in the 1970s and 1980s, but it manifests in various forms throughout Singaporean society. Male and female perpetrators in Singapore come from diverse backgrounds. A number of traffickers are members of or facilitated by criminal syndicates and gangs.[7][5] Perpetrators are increasingly using websites and messaging apps to lure victims.[3]
Responses
The government of Singapore has been criticised for not having adequate victim protection efforts.[1]
Hagar International carries out anti-sex trafficking efforts in Singapore.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Study sheds light on sex trafficking in Singapore". Straits Times. February 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c "How a 14-year-old girl was trafficked to Singapore and locked up". Asia One. 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Couple who ran Boat Quay nightclubs gets jail, fine in Singapore's first labour trafficking sentencing". cna. February 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "'She had lost all reason to live': Undoing the horrors of being trafficked to Singapore and seeking justice". cna. February 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sex trafficking in Singapore: How changes to the law may protect women duped into prostitution". CNA. November 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Former sex trafficking victim recounts harrowing experience in Singapore". Yahoo News. March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Chinese women 'tricked into Singapore sex trade by WeChat prostitution ring'". South China Morning Post. December 4, 2018.
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